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 |
|---|---|
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| parquet | to furnish with a floor of parquet |
| nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| magniloquent | speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner |