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
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
vitiateto make faulty or defective : impair
threatan expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage
compromisesettlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
amiablefriendly, sociable, and congenial
intermittentcoming and going at intervals : not continuous
prestigestanding or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion
equityjustice according to natural law or right
ensconceshelter