GRE Word List
DECORUM
literary and dramatic propriety : fitness
The meaning of the word decorum is literary and dramatic propriety : fitness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| autopsy | an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease |
| equity | justice according to natural law or right |
| chafe | irritate |
| nurture | training |
| omnipresent | present in all places at all times |
| pulpit | an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |
| vitriolic | bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| mogul | an Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin |