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 |
|---|---|
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| allure | to entice by charm or attraction |
| bauble | trinket |
| masquerade | a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| pending | during |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| epicurean | of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |