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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| rank | relative standing or position |
| rotunda | a round building |
| magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |
| writ | something written : writing |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |