GRE Word List

CONSANGUINEOUS

of the same blood or origin

The meaning of the word consanguineous is of the same blood or origin.

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phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
vexto bring trouble, distress, or agitation to
homeostasisa relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group
favoritismthe showing of special favor : partiality
flutterto flap the wings rapidly
callowlacking adult sophistication : immature
serratednotched or toothed on the edge
sobernot intoxicated
surreptitiousdone, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine
pliantpliable