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 |
|---|---|
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| outgoing | going away : departing |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
| renown | a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame |
| cohabit | to live together as or as if a married couple |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| interjection | an ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as |