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 |
|---|---|
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| condole | grieve |
| wake | to be or remain awake |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| emblazon | to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| immune | not susceptible or responsive |
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |