GRE Word List
PROPINQUITY
nearness of blood : kinship
The meaning of the word propinquity is nearness of blood : kinship.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| larder | a place where food is stored : pantry |
| ingenuous | showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness |
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| mendicant | beggar |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |
| physiognomy | the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |