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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WordMeaning
contumaciousstubbornly disobedient : rebellious
addictiona compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted
dregssediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate
remnanta usually small part, member, or trace remaining
herda typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control
jurisprudencethe science or philosophy of law
compunctionanxiety arising from awareness of guilt
camaraderiea spirit of friendly good-fellowship
marredto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
nugatoryof little or no consequence : trifling