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 |
|---|---|
| hybrid | an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| alcove | a small recessed section of a room : nook |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| robust | having or exhibiting strength or vigorous health |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |