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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courtthe residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary
portlydignified
deviseto form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent
liquidateto determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)
jaunta usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure
forthrightfree from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point
shrivelto draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture
entomologya branch of zoology that deals with insects
psychea princess loved by Cupid
expositoryof, relating to, or containing exposition