GRE Word List
AFFINITY
relationship by marriage
The meaning of the word affinity is relationship by marriage.
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| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| bauble | trinket |
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| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
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| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
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| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |