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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sleekslick
conciliatoryintended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate
unimpeachablenot impeachable: such as
nutrientfurnishing nourishment
esteemthe regard in which one is held
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
eddya current of water or air running contrary to the main current
extroverta person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction
brawnthe flesh of a boar
begetto procreate as the father : sire