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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| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| cemetery | a burial ground |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| senility | the quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age |
| liaison | a binding or thickening agent used in cooking |