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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precariousdependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments
strangleto choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle
pithyconsisting of or abounding in pith
privationan act or instance of depriving : deprivation
chastiseto censure severely : castigate
daubto cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster
commonplacecommonly found or seen : ordinary
repealto rescind or annul by authoritative act
incommodiousnot commodious : inconvenient
hacklesone of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird