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 |
|---|---|
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
| dally | to act playfully |
| peripheral | of, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part |
| mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |