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
terseusing few words : devoid of superfluity
cedeto yield or grant typically by treaty
provisoan article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition
harassexhaust
dozeto sleep lightly
negligencethe quality or state of being negligent
trilogya series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme
salaciousarousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination
collaborateto work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor
egotisticalcharacterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance