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 |
|---|---|
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| contrive | devise |
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |
| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |
| sectarian | of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |