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 |
|---|---|
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| chant | to make melodic sounds with the voice |
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
| miscreant | unbelieving |
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |