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 |
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frantic | emotionally out of control |
tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |
ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |
askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
enhance | heighten |
mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
retain | to keep in possession or use |