GRE Word List
PROPINQUITY
nearness of blood : kinship
The meaning of the word propinquity is nearness of blood : kinship.
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|---|---|
| compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |
| anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |
| protean | of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms |
| historical | of, relating to, or having the character of history |
| flush | to fly away suddenly |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |