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 |
|---|---|
| bulge | to jut out : swell |
| nauseous | causing nausea or disgust : nauseating |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| valediction | an act of bidding farewell |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| psychiatrist | a medical doctor who diagnoses and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders : a specialist in psychiatry |
| muse | to become absorbed in thought |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| pulpit | an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service |