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

WordMeaning
valedictoryof or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell
pernicioushighly injurious or destructive : deadly
duplicitycontradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action
sonneta fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme
actuaryclerk
vociferousmarked by or given to vehement insistent outcry
selectiveof, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select
dooma law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England
perforateto make a hole through
mortifyto subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame