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
tethera line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
volitionthe power of choosing or determining : will
beneficialproducing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit
mottoa sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use
collationa light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper
lumenthe cavity of a tubular organ or part
rebuttalthe act of rebutting especially in a legal suit
solublesusceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water
episodicmade up of separate especially loosely connected episodes