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 |
|---|---|
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| yore | time past and especially long past |
| muse | to become absorbed in thought |
| solemnity | formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |