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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foistto introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant
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spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
eloquencediscourse marked by force and persuasiveness
warrantya real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title
authenticateto prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine
auspiciousshowing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious
privyprivate
orificean opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass
chameleonany of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal