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
indemnifyto secure against hurt, loss, or damage
defoliateto deprive of leaves especially prematurely
disburseto pay out : expend especially from a fund
queerdiffering in some way from what is usual or normal : odd
episodicmade up of separate especially loosely connected episodes
disapprobationthe act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation
facsimilean exact copy
arbitrateto act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both
halefree from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound
elixira substance held capable of changing base metals into gold