GRE Word List
CONGENITAL
existing at or dating from birth
The meaning of the word congenital is existing at or dating from birth.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| appreciate | to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
| litigation | the act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating |
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |