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 |
|---|---|
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| lust | usually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| notoriety | the quality or state of being notorious |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |