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 |
|---|---|
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is but one God |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |