GRE Word List
AFFINITY
relationship by marriage
The meaning of the word affinity is relationship by marriage.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| stampede | a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| trappings | outward signs |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |