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 |
|---|---|
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| jibe | to be in accord : agree |
| conversant | having knowledge or experience |
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| submissive | submitting to others |
| falter | to walk unsteadily : stumble |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |