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
recapitulateto retell or restate briefly : summarize
litanya prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation
entitybeing
unassumingnot assuming : modest
dirgea song or hymn of grief or lamentation
burnishto make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing
rarefiedbeing less dense
impersonalhaving no personal reference or connection
obliviouslacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention
mortara sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle