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 |
|---|---|
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |
| bigot | a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |