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 |
|---|---|
| illimitable | incapable of being limited or bounded : measureless |
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| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| knead | to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands |
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| redress | to set right : remedy |
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
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