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 |
|---|---|
| confidence | a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances |
| conscientious | meticulous |
| clown | farmer |
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| horticultural | the science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants |