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 |
|---|---|
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| bout | a spell or period of activity: such as |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| magnitude | great size or extent |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |