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 |
|---|---|
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| impinge | encroach |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| galley | a ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as |
| deserts | arid land with usually sparse vegetation |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| dys- | abnormal |