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CONSANGUINEOUS

of the same blood or origin

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

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contumaciousstubbornly disobedient : rebellious
mutedbeing mute : silent
anomalousinconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular
vergebrink
poulticea soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions
bicameralhaving, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber
tantamountequivalent in value, significance, or effect
paraphernaliathe separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life
synchronoushappening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time
parasitean organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host