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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WordMeaning
rotundmarked by roundness : rounded
catechismoral instruction
orientationthe act or process of orienting or of being oriented
queuea braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
facilitateto make easier : help bring about
garnerto gather into storage
septicof, relating to, or causing putrefaction
tenaciousnot easily pulled apart : cohesive
reciprocalinversely related : opposite