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
intermittentcoming and going at intervals : not continuous
punitiveinflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment
poulticea soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions
brackishsomewhat salty
immaculatespotlessly clean
alludeto make indirect reference
ubiquitousexisting or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread
bacchanaliaa Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry
dilapidateddecayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse
plenitudethe quality or state of being full : completeness