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 |
|---|---|
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| awful | extremely disagreeable or objectionable |
| chancellor | the secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| dolorous | causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief |
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt : tangible |
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |