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
cumbersomeunwieldy because of heaviness and bulk
inveterateconfirmed in a habit : habitual
fleecethe coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep)
corollarya proposition (see proposition
snuffleto snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly
jaundicedaffected with or as if with jaundice
colossalof, relating to, or resembling a colossus
importto bring from a foreign or external source: such as
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
overturnto cause to turn over : upset