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 |
|---|---|
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| aptitude | inclination |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |
| nauseate | to become affected with nausea |
| propulsive | tending or having power to propel |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| stout | strong of character: such as |