GRE Word List
AFFINITY
relationship by marriage
The meaning of the word affinity is relationship by marriage.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| emetic | an agent that induces vomiting |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| demolition | the act of demolishing |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| comely | pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion |