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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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 |