GRE Word List

PROPINQUITY

nearness of blood : kinship

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

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compactpredominantly formed or filled : composed
distantseparated in space : away
irksometending to irk : tedious
poulticea soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions
purchaseto obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy
luscioushaving a delicious taste or smell : sweet
continencethe ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily
phalanxa body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files
bitterbeing, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale
mercenaryone that serves merely for wages