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
larcenythe unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently
treasurewealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded
resilientcharacterized or marked by resilience: such as
suffocateto stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)
wallowto roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
mauvea moderate purple, violet, or lilac color
askancewith disapproval or distrust : scornfully
leonineof, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion
connubialof or relating to the married state : conjugal