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 |
|---|---|
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| vantage | a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| horde | a political subdivision of central Asian nomads |
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| gestate | to carry in the uterus during pregnancy |
| academic | of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning |