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 |
|---|---|
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| homily | a usually short sermon |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| ingenuous | showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness |
| opulence | wealth |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |