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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manaclea shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff
genusa class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic
prurientmarked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire
captionthe part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed
amazona member of a race of female warriors of Greek mythology
parcheddeprived of natural moisture
interloperone that interlopes: such as
cornucopiaa curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance
forumthe marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business
proximitythe quality or state of being proximate : closeness