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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amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |
check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |
wither | to become dry and sapless |
abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |
virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |
prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |