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 |
|---|---|
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| primal | original |
| potentate | ruler |
| gentle | free from harshness, sternness, or violence |
| glutinous | having the quality of glue : gummy |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| mischance | bad luck |