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
fervorintensity of feeling or expression
riveta headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head
abysmalimmeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad
hirsutehairy
pacifistan adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes
egotismexcessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
inasmuch_assince; owing to the fact that
ursineof or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae)
negligencethe quality or state of being negligent