GRE Word List
PROXIMITY
the quality or state of being proximate : closeness
The meaning of the word proximity is the quality or state of being proximate : closeness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pestilential | causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly |
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| clipper | one that clips something |
| redolent | exuding fragrance : aromatic |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |