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 |
|---|---|
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| groom | bridegroom |
| articulate | expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| indulgent | willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence |
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
| ingenuous | showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |