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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WordMeaning
subsequentfollowing in time, order, or place
beleaguerbesiege
exposurethe fact or condition of being exposed: such as
capaciouscontaining or capable of containing a great deal
willfulobstinately and often perversely self-willed
grievancea cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance
inductto put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
objectiveexpressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations
nuptialof or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony