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 |
|---|---|
| rummage | to make a thorough search or investigation |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |