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 |
|---|---|
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |
| pore | to gaze intently |
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| ossify | to change into bone |
| pulpit | an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service |
| toga | the loose outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| recital | a detailed account : enumeration |