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.

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WordMeaning
espousemarry
inclementlacking mildness: such as
consecratededicated to a sacred purpose
regimena systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient
ravagean act or practice of ravaging
precludeto make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance
shedto rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted
spectralof, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly
sageone (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom
pineany of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals