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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preludean introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter
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flukeflatfish
tertiaryof third rank, importance, or value
continencethe ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily
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intermittentcoming and going at intervals : not continuous
manifestoa written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer
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hypercriticalmeticulously or excessively critical