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 |
|---|---|
| curator | a person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits |
| inebriated | exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| boon | a timely benefit : blessing |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| overt | open to view : manifest |
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |
| pulmonary | of, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |