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.

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encumberweigh down
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lowhaving a small upward extension or elevation
implacablenot placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated
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