GRE Word List
IMPROPRIETY
improperness; unsuitableness
The meaning of the word impropriety is improperness; unsuitableness.
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ordain | decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine; install as a minister, priest, or rabbi; N. ordainment; CF. ordination |
scad | a great quantity; Ex. scads of clothes |
pique | irritation; resentment from wounded pride (eg. loss in a contest); V: provoke; arouse; annoy; cause to feel resentment; Ex. pique her curiosity |
impassive | without feeling; expressionless; imperturbable; stoical; Ex. impassive face |
chore | daily domestic task (such as cleaning, cooking, and shopping); unpleasant task |
opprobrium | infamy; disgrace arising from shameful conduct; vilification(slander); scorn; contempt; Ex. opprobrium hurled against him; ADJ. opprobrious: expressing contempt; shameful or infamous |
boon | blessing; benefit; something very helpful |
enthrall | capture; enslave; captivate; hold the complete attention of (as if magic); hold spellbound |
mortar | vessel in which substances are crushed with a pestle |
irrepressible | unable to be restrained or held back; impossible to hold back |