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 |
|---|---|
| wreak | bring about |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| conflagration | fire |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| muted | being mute : silent |
| concurrent | operating or occurring at the same time |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |