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 |
|---|---|
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |