GRE Word List

PROPINQUITY

nearness of blood : kinship

The meaning of the word propinquity is nearness of blood : kinship.

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WordMeaning
peddleto travel about with wares for sale
propitiateto gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease
tessellatedhaving a checkered appearance
franticemotionally out of control
pulsethe regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart
garnerto gather into storage
zanyvery eccentric (see eccentric
abodethe place where one lives : home
indigenousproduced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment
avuncularsuggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality