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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |
| spectral | of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| brave | having or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty : having or showing courage |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| denotation | an act or process of denoting |