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 |
|---|---|
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| septic | of, relating to, or causing putrefaction |