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 |
|---|---|
| convivial | relating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| significant | having meaning |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| tract | a system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function |
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| seminary | an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated |