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 |
|---|---|
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| dingy | dirty |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |
| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| paean | a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| muddle | to make turbid or muddy |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |