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 |
|---|---|
| impuissance | weakness |
| hortatory | hortative |
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |
| anthem | a song or hymn of praise or gladness |
| bank | a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |