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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WordMeaning
venalcapable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable
unkemptnot combed
vagaryan erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion
grazeto feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton
haphazardmarked by lack of plan, order, or direction
recalcitrantobstinately defiant of authority or restraint
raimentclothing
ventralof or relating to the belly : abdominal
lethalof, relating to, or causing death
nihilista viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless