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 |
|---|---|
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| precipitant | precipitate |
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| subjective | of, relating to, or constituting a subject: such as |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| culmination | the action of culminating |