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
anvila heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering)
disseminateto spread abroad as though sowing seed
erodeto diminish or destroy by degrees:
toadyone who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant
vertexthe top of the head
bristlea short stiff coarse hair or filament
usurpto seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right
misogynista person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person
palimpsestwriting material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased
siblingsib