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 |
|---|---|
| zeal | eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| glaze | to furnish or fit with glass |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| stratum | a bed or layer artificially made |
| mendicant | beggar |
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |