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 |
|---|---|
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| herd | a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| regeneration | an act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| homily | a usually short sermon |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |