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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harryto make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault
formalitycompliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony
fermentationthe 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
divergeto move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart
heresyadherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma
distillto let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate
dina loud continued noise
sententiousgiven to or abounding in aphoristic expression
ineptgenerally incompetent : bungling
inhibitto prohibit from doing something