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 |
|---|---|
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| acclimate | to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| ideology | a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture |
| conspiracy | the act of conspiring together |
| ethnology | a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| quotidian | occurring every day |