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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |