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 |
|---|---|
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| faculty | ability |
| ubiquitous | existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread |
| polarize | to cause to vibrate in a definite pattern |
| morbid | of, relating to, or characteristic of disease |