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 |
|---|---|
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| predecessor | one that precedes |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| correlation | the state or relation of being correlated |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |