GRE Word List
COGNATE
of the same or similar nature : generically alike
The meaning of the word cognate is of the same or similar nature : generically alike.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nether | situated down or below : lower |
| convex | curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| protuberance | something that is protuberant |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |
| knit | to form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles |
| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |