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 |
|---|---|
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| domicile | a dwelling place : place of residence : home |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| studious | assiduous in the pursuit of learning |