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 |
|---|---|
| artful | performed with or showing art or skill |
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| fictitious | of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary |
| comatose | of, resembling, or affected with coma |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| gerontology | the comprehensive multidisciplinary study of aging and older adults compare geriatrics |
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |