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 |
|---|---|
| pulpit | an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| facade | the front of a building |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| sentimental | marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| anguish | extreme pain, distress, or anxiety |
| fleet | a number of warships under a single command |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |