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
nauseouscausing nausea or disgust : nauseating
remissnegligent in the performance of work or duty : careless
caldrona large kettle or boiler
rigorharsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity
saturateto satisfy fully : satiate
unseemlynot seemly: such as
foreshadowto represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure
malapropismthe usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase
malleablecapable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers
unfeignednot feigned or hypocritical : genuine