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 |
|---|---|
| indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |
| defoliate | to deprive of leaves especially prematurely |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| hale | free from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |