GRE Word List

DECORUM

literary and dramatic propriety : fitness

The meaning of the word decorum is literary and dramatic propriety : fitness.

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WordMeaning
malicioushaving or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice
penetrateto pass into or through
homespunspun or made at home
overtopen to view : manifest
cessiona yielding to another : concession
inamorataa woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations
mirthgladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter
hirsutehairy
heraldan official at a tournament of arms (see arm
futileserving no useful purpose : completely ineffective