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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vendorone that vends : seller
affablebeing pleasant and at ease in talking to others
allegiancethe obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord
gustthe sensation of taste
maladya disease or disorder of the animal body
addictiona compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted
seclusionthe act of secluding : the condition of being secluded
amphitheateran oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles
raptlifted up and carried away
incommodiousnot commodious : inconvenient