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 |
|---|---|
| festive | of, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival |
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| enliven | to give life, action, or spirit to : animate |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| fulcrum | prop |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |