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 |
|---|---|
| cascade | a steep usually small fall of water |
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |
| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |
| heterogeneous | consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| commiserate | to feel or express sympathy : condole |