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 |
|---|---|
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| environ | encircle |
| mauve | a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |