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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institutesomething that is instituted: such as
diffusebeing at once verbose and ill-organized
sacrilegiouscommitting or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object
temporalof or relating to time as opposed to eternity
emissaryone designated as the agent of another : representative
stanchto check or stop the flowing of
exclaimto cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion
facultyability
proximitythe quality or state of being proximate : closeness
dormantrepresented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws