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 |
|---|---|
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| incriminate | to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| idyllic | pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| amalgam | a mixture of different elements |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| induce | to move by persuasion or influence |