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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servileof or befitting a menial position
constraintthe act of constraining
presumeto undertake without leave or clear justification : dare
flamboyantmarked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior
aureolea radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage
aliasotherwise called : otherwise known as
parvenuone that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it
hirelinga person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives
palleta straw-filled tick or mattress
explicitfully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent