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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
| nebula | any of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space |
| enterprise | a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |
| machiavellian | of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |