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 |
|---|---|
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| monumental | serving as or resembling a monument : massive |
| render | to melt down |