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

WordMeaning
initiateto cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going
grazeto feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton
sallowany of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark
deployto extend (a military unit) especially in width
warrantya real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title
sovereigntysupreme power especially over a body politic
mnemonicassisting or intended to assist memory
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
malingererto pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work)
queerdiffering in some way from what is usual or normal : odd