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.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| orientation | the act or process of orienting or of being oriented |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
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| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
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