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 |
|---|---|
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| maternal | of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly |
| dilate | to become enlarged or widened |
| hereafter | after this in sequence or in time |
| germinal | being in the earliest stage of development |
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |