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
jettisonto get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision
integralessential to completeness : constituent
prosceniumthe stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater
padrea Christian clergyman
metricalof, relating to, or composed in meter
glibshowing little forethought or preparation : offhand
pulverizeto reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize
appeasepacify
motilitythe quality or state of being motile : capability of movement
dorsalan ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar