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 |
|---|---|
| stilted | pompous |
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| dominant | commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| incense | material used to produce a fragrant odor when burned |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |