GRE Word List

DECORUM

literary and dramatic propriety : fitness

The meaning of the word decorum is literary and dramatic propriety : fitness.

Random words

WordMeaning
weirdof strange or extraordinary character : odd
emendto correct usually by textual alterations
unfalteringnot wavering or weakening : firm
urgeto present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly
plumpto drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily
deleteto eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing
remoteseparated by an interval or space greater than usual
regaleto entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies
infiltrateto enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes
respitea period of temporary delay