GRE Word List
DECOROUS
marked by propriety and good taste : correct
The meaning of the word decorous is marked by propriety and good taste : correct.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| yen | a strong desire or propensity |
| vernal | of, relating to, or occurring in the spring |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
| dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |