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 |
|---|---|
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| pretend | to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing |
| masquerade | a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes |
| urchin | hedgehog |
| paleontology | a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| sarcasm | a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain |