GRE Word List
ANALOGY
a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect
The meaning of the word analogy is a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| volition | the power of choosing or determining : will |
| gnome | maxim |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| nautical | of, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships |
| monetary | of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| convene | to come together in a body |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |