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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| crabbed | marked by a forbidding moroseness |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| limp | to walk lamely |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
| cardiologist | the study of the heart and its action and diseases |
| ursine | of or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae) |