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 |
|---|---|
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| monastic | of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |