GRE vocabulary

Consanguinity

The state of being descended from the same ancestor; kinship.

Example

"The ancient tribe placed a high value on consanguinity, ensuring that leaders were always chosen from within closely related families."

From Latin 'consanguineus' (of the same blood), from 'con-' (together) + 'sanguis' (blood).

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