GRE Word List

PROPINQUITY

nearness of blood : kinship

The meaning of the word propinquity is nearness of blood : kinship.

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WordMeaning
stampto pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument
indignityan act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult
abyssan immeasurably deep gulf or great space
intangiblenot tangible : impalpable
hysteriaa psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral (see visceral
disperseto cause to break up (see break up
prerogativean exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as
purportedreputed
remitto lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly
obnoxiousodiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive