GRE Word List
PROPENSITY
natural inclination
The meaning of the word propensity is natural inclination.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| archaeology | study of artifacts and relics of early mankind |
| compassion | sympathy for the suffering of others; ADJ. compassionate |
| threadbare | worn through till the threads show; shabby and poor; hackneyed; Ex. threadbare excuses |
| averse | reluctant; disinclined; not liking or opposed; Ex. averse to cats/doing the house work |
| pernicious | very harmful; deadly; very destructive; Ex. pernicious effect/anemia |
| poignancy | quality of being deeply moving; keenness of emotion; ADJ. poignant: touching; deeply moving; (of sorrow, grief, etc.) painful; keenly distressing to the mind; Ex. poignant memory/anxiety; CF. prick |
| homage | honor; tribute; great respect; Ex. pay/do homage to |
| hypochondriac | person unduly worried about his health; worrier without cause about illness; ADJ. CF. hypochondria: neurosis that one is or is becoming ill; CF. abdomen |
| limn | draw; outline; describe; CF. line ? |
| severity | harshness; intensity; sternness; austerity; ADJ. severe: harsh; strict; extremely violent or intense |
