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 |
|---|---|
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| figment | something made up or contrived |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| acetic | vinegary |
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| opulence | wealth |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |