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 |
|---|---|
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| requite | to make return for : repay |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |