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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| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
| fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water |