GRE Word List
PROPINQUITY
nearness of blood : kinship
The meaning of the word propinquity is nearness of blood : kinship.
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|---|---|
| stultify | to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on |
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| choreography | the art of symbolically representing dancing |
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
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