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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incendiaryigniting combustible materials spontaneously
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umbragea feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult
sinecurean office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income
wardthe action or process of guarding
juncturea point of time
ignoblecharacterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
simplisticexcessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details
foraya sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid