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 |
|---|---|
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| disclaim | to make a disclaimer |
| microcosm | a little world |
| immaculate | spotlessly clean |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| depict | to represent by or as if by a picture |
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |