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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geriatricsa branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people
oligarchygovernment by the few
misconductmismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities
rhapsodizeto speak or write in a rhapsodic manner
mergerthe absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment
slavishof or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude
itineranttraveling from place to place
felicitousvery well suited or expressed : apt
shadecomparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light
penumbraa space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light