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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| camaraderie | a spirit of friendly good-fellowship |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
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| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
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| arcade | a long arched building or gallery |