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 |
|---|---|
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| clip | encompass |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
| rickety | affected with rickets |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |