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
congenialpleasant
discordlack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas)
commiserateto feel or express sympathy : condole
monotheismthe doctrine or belief that there is but one God
inherentinvolved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic
riddlea mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum
scorchto burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture
ratiocinationthe process of exact thinking : reasoning
fugitiverunning away or intending flight
boorishresembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor