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
substantiateto give substance or form to : embody
recapitulateto retell or restate briefly : summarize
didacticdesigned or intended to teach
swelterto suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat
tithea tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment
arbitera person with power to decide a dispute : judge
mannerismexaggerated or affected (see affected
dissentto withhold assent or approval
welta strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together
disseminateto spread abroad as though sowing seed