GRE Word List

PROPINQUITY

nearness of blood : kinship

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

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WordMeaning
invalidateto make invalid
pestlea usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration
stockadea line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense
grouseany of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds
withstandto stand up against : oppose with firm determination
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affiliationthe state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc.
derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)
inevitableincapable of being avoided or evaded
attestto affirm to be true or genuine