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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |
| steep | lofty |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| hubris | exaggerated pride or self-confidence |
| bent | unenclosed grassland |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| wrath | strong vengeful anger or indignation |
| accretion | the process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as |
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |