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 |
|---|---|
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| bliss | complete happiness |
| unique | being the only one : sole |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| hardy | bold |
| idyllic | pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| disgorge | to discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit |
| sublimate | sublime |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |