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 |
|---|---|
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| terminus | either end of a transportation line or travel route |
| agrarian | of or relating to fields or lands or their tenure |
| galley | a ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| cohorts | companion |
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |
| physiological | of or relating to physiology |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |