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.

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WordMeaning
climacticof, relating to, or constituting a climax
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porouspossessing or full of pores
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chaplaina clergyman in charge of a chapel