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

WordMeaning
timiditylacking in courage or self-confidence
aridexcessively dry
evinceto constitute outward evidence of
thwartto oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of
staccatocut short or apart in performing : disconnected
etherealof or relating to the regions beyond the earth
spawnto deposit or fertilize spawn
magnitudegreat size or extent
avalanchea large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice
seclusionthe act of secluding : the condition of being secluded