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 |
|---|---|
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| energize | to make energetic, vigorous, or active |
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| dys- | abnormal |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |