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 |
|---|---|
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| ferret | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |
| wanderlust | strong longing for or impulse toward wandering |
| legislature | a body of persons having the power to legislate |
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |