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 |
|---|---|
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| biennial | occurring every two years |
| congruent | congruous |
| comprehend | to grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of |
| exhale | to rise or be given off as vapor |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |