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 |
|---|---|
| compact | predominantly formed or filled : composed |
| distant | separated in space : away |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| poultice | a soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| luscious | having a delicious taste or smell : sweet |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |