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 |
|---|---|
| collate | to compare critically |
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| pundit | pandit |
| retaliate | to return like for like |
| engross | to copy or write in a large hand |
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| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |