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 |
|---|---|
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| beguile | hoodwink |
| polar | of or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult |
| receptive | able or inclined to receive |
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |
| ancillary | subordinate |