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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WordMeaning
prostratestretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission
bluffhaving a broad flattened front
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
gullany of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae)
disenfranchiseto deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity
panga brief piercing spasm of pain
loga usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree
rationalizeto bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as
embryonicof or relating to an embryo
pellucidadmitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion