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 |
|---|---|
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| engender | beget |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |
| dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| exhale | to rise or be given off as vapor |