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 |
|---|---|
| wholesome | promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| maniacal | affected with or suggestive of madness |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| indulgent | willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence |
| ken | the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |