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 |
|---|---|
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| madrigal | a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| dynamo | generator |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| mesmerize | to subject to mesmerism |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| anathema | someone or something intensely disliked or loathed |