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 |
|---|---|
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |
| devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| browbeat | to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully |
| rostrum | an ancient Roman platform for public orators |