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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WordMeaning
knella stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster)
wastrelvagabond
rebateto reduce the force or activity of : diminish
exhaleto rise or be given off as vapor
hermeticof or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d.
swindlerto obtain money or property by fraud or deceit
viscoushaving a thick or sticky consistency : viscid
perturbto cause to be worried or upset : disquiet
insipidlacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull
vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another