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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burlesquea literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
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perverseturned away from what is right or good : corrupt
stratageman artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy
convivialrelating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company
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specioushaving a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic
prototypean original model on which something is patterned : archetype