GRE Word List
COGNATE
having a common origin; related linguistically; allied by blood; similar or akin in nature; Ex. cognate languages; N.
The meaning of the word cognate is having a common origin; related linguistically; allied by blood; similar or akin in nature; Ex. cognate languages; N..
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Word | Meaning |
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bombast | grandiloquent, pompous speech |
log | record of a voyage or flight; record of day-to-day activities; section of a trunk; V. |
temperament | characteristic frame of mind; disposition; emotional excess; ADJ. temperamental: of temperament; having frequent changes of temper; Ex. temperamental dislike of sports; Ex. temperamental actress |
supererogatory | superfluous; more than needed or demanded |
optician | maker and seller of eyeglasses |
lancet | small surgical tool for making incisions |
cede | yield (title or territory) to (esp. after losing a war); surrender formally; N. cession |
defeatist | resigned to defeat or failure; accepting defeat or failure as a natural outcome; N. CF. defeatism |
tensile | capable of being stretched; of tension; Ex. tensile rubber |
iridescent | exhibiting rainbowlike colors; Ex. iridescent oil slick; N. iridescence |