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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substantivehaving substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned
interregnumthe time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes
promontorya high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water
broachbrooch
tridenta 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune)
plumea feather of a bird: such as
viandan item of food
hindrancethe state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered
deducibleto determine by reasoning or deduction
poignancythe quality or state of being poignant