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 |
|---|---|
| propellant | capable of propelling |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| pucker | to become wrinkled or constricted |
| coin | corner |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| knead | to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands |