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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fetishan object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner
elaborationplanned or carried out with great care
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kineticof or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith
connotationsomething suggested by a word or thing : implication
flutedhaving or marked by grooves
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urgeto present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly
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