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 |
|---|---|
| fervent | very hot : glowing |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |
| credential | warranting credit or confidence |
| laud | praise |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |