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
quietudea quiet state : repose
forsaketo renounce or turn away from entirely
profligatewildly extravagant
cursoryrapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty
virilehaving traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree
monograma sign of identity usually formed of the combined initials of a name
homelysuggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home
stippleto engrave by means of dots and flicks
lucremonetary gain : profit
apprehensiveviewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future