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 |
|---|---|
| profound | having intellectual depth and insight |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| transcribe | to make a written copy of |
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| figurine | a small carved or molded figure : statuette |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |