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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WordMeaning
lasciviousfilled with or showing sexual desire : lewd
concurto express agreement
depredationto lay waste : plunder
aloofremoved or distant either physically or emotionally
inertlacking the power to move
exoticintroduced from another country : not native to the place where found
gossamera film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather
unseemlynot seemly: such as
consonantbeing in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord
retroactiveextending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past