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 |
|---|---|
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| uproar | a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance |
| propagate | to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction |
| skiff | any of various small boats |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| hover | to position (a computer cursor) over something (such as an image or icon) without selecting it |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| acumen | keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters |
| polarity | the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles |
| occident | west |