GRE Word List
PROPINQUITY
nearness of blood : kinship
The meaning of the word propinquity is nearness of blood : kinship.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
| lampoon | satire |
| upright | perpendicular |
| creed | a brief authoritative formula of religious belief |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| accretion | the process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |