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
ungainlylacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy
prepossessingcreating prejudice
impugnto assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity
avowto declare assuredly
combustiblecapable of combustion
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
catcalla loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event)
lewdobscene
glaringhaving a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger
dictuma noteworthy statement: such as