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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squabblea noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters
inquisitivegiven to examination or investigation
predisposeto dispose in advance
purchaseto obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy
concordatcompact
whineto utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry
scantylimited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent
marsupialany of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young
astringentcausing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic
unconscionableshockingly unfair or unjust