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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| benefactor | someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| sagacious | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning |
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