GRE Word List

PROPINQUITY

nearness of blood : kinship

The meaning of the word propinquity is nearness of blood : kinship.

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WordMeaning
sequesterto set apart : segregate
transgressionan act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as
niggardlygrudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging
recessionthe act or action of receding : withdrawal
unassuagednot quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged
provincialthe superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order
prizesomething offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance
disburseto pay out : expend especially from a fund
patriciana member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome
banka mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as