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 |
|---|---|
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
| disconsolate | cheerless |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is but one God |
| knave | a tricky deceitful fellow |
| feasible | capable of being done or carried out |