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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ravenousrapacious
dabbleto work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest
inimicalbeing adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence
suspendto debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function
psychicof or relating to the psyche : psychogenic
incurto become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself
rejoinderthe defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication
hypocriticalcharacterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy
amphibianan amphibious organism
gnarlsnarl