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 |
|---|---|
| tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| homespun | spun or made at home |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| predetermine | foreordain |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| mulct | fine |