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 |
|---|---|
| homespun | spun or made at home |
| fresco | the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| drab | slattern |
| refurbish | to brighten or freshen up : renovate |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
| portly | dignified |
| schematic | of or relating to a scheme or schema |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |