GRE Word List
PROPENSITY
an often intense natural inclination or preference
The meaning of the word propensity is an often intense natural inclination or preference.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| espouse | marry |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| procurement | the act or process of procuring |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| personable | pleasant or amiable in person : attractive |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |