GRE Word List
DECORUM
literary and dramatic propriety : fitness
The meaning of the word decorum is literary and dramatic propriety : fitness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| amalgam | a mixture of different elements |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| hubbub | noise |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| solemnity | formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event |
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |
| psyche | a princess loved by Cupid |