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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WordMeaning
pronouncedstrongly marked : decided
loatheto dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest
reckoncount
desertsarid land with usually sparse vegetation
scantylimited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent
obeisancea movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow
jaundicedaffected with or as if with jaundice
winnowto remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air
regenta person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign
historichistorical