GRE Word List
CONGENITAL
existing at birth
The meaning of the word congenital is existing at birth.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| compunction | remorse; strong uneasiness caused by guilt |
| inductive | pertaining to induction or proceeding from the specific to the general |
| antagonism | hostility; active opposition; V. antagonize: cause to become an enemy; N. antagonist: person who is opposed to another; opponent; adversary; principal character in oppostion to the protagonist |
| temper | moderate; make less severe; tone down or restrain; toughen (steel) as by alternate heating and cooling |
| consecrate | dedicate; sanctify; declare as sacred; Ex. consecrate one's life to helping the poor |
| finale | conclusion; concluding part |
| bristle | short stiff hair; V: (hair or fur) stand up stiffly |
| fortuitous | accidental; by chance; N. fortuity |
| perverse | purposely continuing to do something wrong; stubbornly wrongheaded; perverted; directed away from what is right; wicked and unacceptable; Ex. perverse satisfaction; Ex. Hannibal Lecter in a perverse mood; N. perversity |
| latent | present but not yet noticeable or active; dormant; hidden; N. latency; CF. potential |
