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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| feature | the structure, form, or appearance especially of a person |
| refrain | curb |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| paleontology | a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| decipher | decode |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
| affirmation | the act of affirming |
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