GRE Word List

AFFINITY

relationship by marriage

The meaning of the word affinity is relationship by marriage.

Random words

WordMeaning
tensioninner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion
preamblean introductory statement
incompatiblenot compatible: such as
doggedmarked by stubborn determination
psychosisa serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions
casteone of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes
usurpto seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right
cordialshowing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval
deliriuman acute (see acute
adulationextreme or excessive admiration or flattery