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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|---|---|
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| askew | out of line : at an angle |
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| headlong | headfirst |
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| concur | to express agreement |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
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| ration | a food allowance for one day |