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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WordMeaning
heinoushatefully or shockingly evil : abominable
religiousrelating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity
disgruntleto make ill-humored or discontented
derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)
ribaldmarked by coarseness or lewdness : crude
supplantto supersede (another) especially by force or treachery
ancestryline of descent : lineage
decimateto select by lot and kill every tenth man of
erodeto diminish or destroy by degrees:
subsistencereal being : existence