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
dapperneat and trim in appearance
artifactsa usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object
pragmaticrelating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic
scabbarda sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet
surrogateone appointed to act in place of another : deputy
porouspossessing or full of pores
marto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
mutinousdisposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious
mischiefa specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent
repelto drive back : repulse