GRE Word List
AFFINITY
relationship by marriage
The meaning of the word affinity is relationship by marriage.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| extant | currently or actually existing |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
| paste | a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls |
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| outspoken | direct and open in speech or expression : frank |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |