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

WordMeaning
rejuvenateto make young or youthful again : give new vigor to
rhapsodizeto speak or write in a rhapsodic manner
falsifyto prove or declare false : disprove
diminutionthe act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
lineagedescent in a line from a common progenitor
slewa large number
laitythe people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy
recreantcrying for mercy : cowardly
sharda piece or fragment of a brittle substance