GRE Word List
PROPINQUITY
nearness of blood : kinship
The meaning of the word propinquity is nearness of blood : kinship.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| ramification | branch |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| molecule | the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property |
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| nomadic | of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads |