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 |
|---|---|
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| fanaticism | fanatic outlook or behavior |
| senility | the quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age |
| foppish | foolish |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |
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| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |