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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| studious | assiduous in the pursuit of learning |
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| aromatic | of, relating to, or having aroma: |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| bigot | a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices |