GRE Word List
CONGENITAL
existing at or dating from birth
The meaning of the word congenital is existing at or dating from birth.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| spatial | relating to, occupying, or having the character of space |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |
| stampede | a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| impoverish | to make poor |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
| whinny | to neigh especially in a low or gentle way |