GRE Word List

PROPINQUITY

nearness of blood : kinship

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

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WordMeaning
gentilitythe condition of belonging to the gentry
ramificationbranch
precincta part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district
penologya branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders
draughta 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
moleculethe smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property
rampantrearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended
licentiouslacking legal or moral restraints
intelligentsiaintellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite
nomadicof, relating to, or characteristic of nomads