GRE Word List
PROPINQUITY
nearness of blood : kinship
The meaning of the word propinquity is nearness of blood : kinship.
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|---|---|
| stately | marked by lofty or imposing dignity |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| dull | tedious |
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| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |