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 |
|---|---|
| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |
| overthrow | overturn |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| queue | a braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head |
| averse | having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste |
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |