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 |
|---|---|
| ancillary | subordinate |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| funereal | of or relating to a funeral |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| amity | friendship |
| gerrymander | the act or method of gerrymandering |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| pigment | a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials |