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
deifyto make a god of
premonitionprevious notice or warning : forewarning
usurpto seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right
impecunioushaving very little or no money usually habitually : penniless
divestto deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title
aridexcessively dry
imbecilitythe quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness
pugnacityhaving a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent
spoilsportone who spoils the sport or pleasure of others
improvidentnot provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future