GRE Word List

PROPINQUITY

nearness of blood : kinship

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

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empiricaloriginating in or based on observation or experience
engenderbeget
ablutionthe washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)
perjurythe voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing
regalof, relating to, or suitable for a king
clientelea body of clients
incarnationthe act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate
terseusing few words : devoid of superfluity
aeriethe nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop
concurrentoperating or occurring at the same time