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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WordMeaning
languiddrooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak
archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype
stolidhaving or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional
reticentinclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved
fuss:trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby
transitiona change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another
trenchantkeen
arroyoa watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region
agnostica person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable
threshto separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically