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
unwarrantedlacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified
chantto make melodic sounds with the voice
exorbitantnot coming within the scope of the law
consistencyagreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence
talismanan object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune
miscreantunbelieving
supernumeraryexceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number
afflictiona cause of persistent pain or distress
amnestythe act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals
modean arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval