GRE Word List
IMPROPRIETY
an improper or indecorous act or remark
The meaning of the word impropriety is an improper or indecorous act or remark.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| mite | any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors |
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| intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |
| acclaim | applaud |
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
| optician | a maker of or dealer in optical items and instruments |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
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| wanton | merciless |