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 |
|---|---|
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| eugenic | relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |
| gazette | newspaper |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |