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
tantruma fit of bad temper
yokea wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together
dissuadeto advise (a person) against something
frustrateto balk or defeat in an endeavor
grossglaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness
riveta headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head
yoretime past and especially long past
enraptureto fill with delight
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
ambiencea feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere