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 |
|---|---|
| fulcrum | prop |
| comatose | of, resembling, or affected with coma |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |