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
allegeto assert without proof or before proving
foraya sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid
abstainto choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice
putativecommonly accepted or supposed
torridparched with heat especially of the sun : hot
lustera glow of reflected light : sheen
unfalteringnot wavering or weakening : firm
flusterto put into a state of agitated confusion : upset
sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
contentiona point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument