GRE Word List
COGENT
appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing
The meaning of the word cogent is appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| condign | deserved |
| fleet | a number of warships under a single command |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
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| medium | something in a middle position |
| ken | the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge |