GRE Word List
COGNITIVE
of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
The meaning of the word cognitive is of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sober | not intoxicated |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| urbane | notably polite or polished in manner |
| secular | of or relating to the worldly or temporal |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
| canter | one who uses cant: such as |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| whimsy | whim |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |