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 |
|---|---|
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| prosperity | the condition of being successful or thriving |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| knave | a tricky deceitful fellow |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| addle | rotten |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| functional | of, connected with, or being a function |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |