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 |
|---|---|
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |
| conspire | plot |
| headlong | headfirst |
| enormity | an outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act |
| descry | to catch sight of |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| snivel | to run at the nose |