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
stringenttight
perditioneternal damnation
impelto urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force
dissectionthe act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected
cognateof the same or similar nature : generically alike
libertinea freethinker especially in religious matters
asymmetrichaving two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical
oscillateto swing backward and forward like a pendulum
stoutstrong of character: such as
conduita natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed