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 |
|---|---|
| blackball | to vote against |
| purse | a small bag for money |
| battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |
| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |
| anarchist | a person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power |
| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |