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.

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WordMeaning
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
peevishquerulous in temperament or mood : fretful
flourishto grow luxuriantly : thrive
unmitigatednot lessened : unrelieved
demagoguea leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power
subsequentfollowing in time, order, or place
conteststrive
integralessential to completeness : constituent
magnanimitythe quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity
moltenfused or liquefied by heat : melted