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
matrimonythe state of being married : marriage
poulticea soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions
parishthe ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor
proscribeto publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state
riftfissure
venisonthe edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer
egotisticalcharacterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance
behemotha mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God
beguilehoodwink
cessationa temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop