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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contendto strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle
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predicamentthe character, status, or classification assigned by a predication
lingerto be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry
formalitycompliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony
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