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 |
|---|---|
| nonsense | words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| antique | existing since or belonging to earlier times : ancient |
| quench | put out |
| manumit | to release from slavery |
| accretion | the process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as |
| hive | a container for housing honeybees |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |