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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appallto overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay
mealymouthednot plain and straightforward : devious
internecineof, relating to, or involving conflict within a group
mogulan Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin
looma frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace
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ingratiateto gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort
derideto laugh at or insult contemptuously