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
conventionalformed by agreement or compact
gazettenewspaper
irremediablenot remediable
goadto incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad
voracioushaving a huge appetite : ravenous
fumbleto grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly
peddleto travel about with wares for sale
vibrantpulsating with life, vigor, or activity
solemnityformal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event
histrionicdeliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical