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 |
|---|---|
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |
| exhilarating | causing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling |
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
| galley | a ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |