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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penitentfeeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant
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factiona party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique
sextantan instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude)
incandescentwhite, glowing, or luminous with intense heat
cohesionthe act or state of sticking together tightly
arrearsthe state of being behind in the discharge of obligations
teneta principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true
deleteto eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing