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 |
|---|---|
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |
| forthcoming | being about to appear or to be produced or made available |
| glamor | an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| exonerate | to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |