GRE Word List

PROPINQUITY

nearness of blood : kinship

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

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WordMeaning
prizesomething offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance
implacablenot placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated
accostto approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way
expurgateto cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous
scurryto move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper
formalitycompliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony
convictionthe act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law
synopticaffording a general view of a whole
presumptuousoverstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties
disinterto take out of the grave or tomb