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 |
|---|---|
| epistemologist | the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity |
| ebullient | boiling |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| freebooter | pirate |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| rider | one that rides |
| coda | a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure |
| husband | a male partner in a marriage |