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 |
|---|---|
| solicitor | one that solicits |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| cipher | zero |
| legend | a story coming down from the past |
| thermal | of, relating to, or caused by heat |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |