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 |
|---|---|
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| lopsided | leaning to one side |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| legend | a story coming down from the past |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |