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 |
|---|---|
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| complementary | serving to fill out or complete |
| hut | an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| mishap | an unfortunate accident |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| unruly | not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed |