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 |
|---|---|
| servile | of or befitting a menial position |
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |
| alias | otherwise called : otherwise known as |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |