GRE Word List
DECORUM
literary and dramatic propriety : fitness
The meaning of the word decorum is literary and dramatic propriety : fitness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| dainty | something delicious to the taste |
| extrude | to force, press, or push out |
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |