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 |
|---|---|
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| polity | political organization |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| provision | the act or process of providing |
| hubris | exaggerated pride or self-confidence |