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 |
|---|---|
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| beeline | a straight direct course |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| balmy | having the qualities of balm : soothing |
| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |
| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |