GRE Word List
PROPINQUITY
nearness of blood : kinship
The meaning of the word propinquity is nearness of blood : kinship.
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| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| clime | climate |
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| mischance | bad luck |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| transcendental | transcendent |
| hierarchy | a division of angels |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |