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 |
|---|---|
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |
| discriminating | making a distinction : distinguishing |
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
| affected | artificial; pretended |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| pugilist | fighter |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |