GRE Word List
COGNITIVE
having to do with knowing or perceiving related to the mental processes; N. cognition: the mental process of knowing
The meaning of the word cognitive is having to do with knowing or perceiving related to the mental processes; N. cognition: the mental process of knowing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| avid | greedy; extremely eager for; Ex. avid learner; N. avidity |
| pluck | courage; V: pull off or out; pull out the hair or feathers of; ADJ. plucky: courageous; brave |
| internecine | mutually destructive |
| overweening | arrogant; presumptuous |
| oratorio | dramatic poem set to music; long musical work with singing but without acting; CF. cantata |
| omniscient | all-knowing |
| militate | work against; Ex. militate against the chances of promotion; CF. serve as a soldier |
| clairvoyant | having foresight; fortuneteller; N. clairvoyance |
| urgent | compelling immediate action; pressing; persistent; importunate; Ex. urgent in his demands |
| expenditure | payment or expense; expending; something expended; output; Ex. receipt for the expenditure; Ex. expenditure of all the energy |
