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 |
|---|---|
| sobriety | the quality or state of being sober |
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| filch | to steal secretly or casually |
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
| shambles | a meat market |
| reverent | expressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful |
| vigilant | alertly watchful especially to avoid danger |
| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |