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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| absolute | free from imperfection : perfect |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
| cremate | to subject to cremation |
| reverend | worthy of reverence : revered |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| bout | a spell or period of activity: such as |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |