GRE Word List

PROPINQUITY

nearness of blood : kinship

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

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inamorataa woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations
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rakean implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground
interveneto occur, fall, or come between points of time or events
frustrateto balk or defeat in an endeavor
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imperativenot to be avoided or evaded : necessary
rejoinderthe defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication
devoutcommitted or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises