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
inferto derive as a conclusion from facts or premises
veerto change direction or course
latentpresent and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic
filialof, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter
actuateto put into mechanical action or motion
frolicsomefull of gaiety : playful
buccaneerany of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies
noveltysomething new or unusual
agnostica person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable
seclusionthe act of secluding : the condition of being secluded