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 |
|---|---|
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |
| unfeigned | not feigned or hypocritical : genuine |
| aspire | to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |
| compress | to press or squeeze together |