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 |
|---|---|
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| frolicsome | full of gaiety : playful |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| integrity | firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| mingle | to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| kudos | praise given for achievement |