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 |
|---|---|
| approbation | commendation |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |
| poise | balance |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| relish | characteristic flavor |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |