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 |
|---|---|
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| leery | suspicious |
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| browbeat | to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully |
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| ferment | to undergo fermentation |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
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| anguish | extreme pain, distress, or anxiety |
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