GRE Word List
PROXIMITY
nearness; ADJ. proximate
The meaning of the word proximity is nearness; ADJ. proximate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| preposterous | absurd; completely unreasonable; ridiculous |
| helm | steering wheel of a ship; position of control |
| transcendental | going beyond common thought or ideas; impossible to understand by practical experiences or practices; known only by studying thoughts or intuition; OP. empirical; CF. transcendentalism |
| lubricate | apply a lubricant to; N. lubricant: substance that reduces friction |
| dys- | abnormal; impaired |
| eclipse | darken; extinguish; outshine; surpass; cause an eclipse |
| existential | pertaining to existence; pertaining to the philosophy of existentialism |
| connivance | pretense of ignorance of something wrong; assistance; permission to offend; V. connive: feign ignorance (of a wrong); cooperate secretly in an illegal action; conspire |
| trample | step heavily with the feet; crush under the feet |
| convert | one who has adopted a different religion or opinion; V: change into another form; (persuade to) adopt a particular religion or belief |