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 |
|---|---|
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| fashion | the prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time |
| machinations | an act of machinating |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| compilation | the act or process of compiling |
| primal | original |
| pitfall | trap |
| ancillary | subordinate |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |