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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WordMeaning
claspa device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together
perturbto cause to be worried or upset : disquiet
deployto extend (a military unit) especially in width
dazzleto lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light
rancidhaving an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition
strangleto choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle
injuriousinflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental
liabilitythe quality or state of being liable
agnostica person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable
antediluvianof or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible