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 |
|---|---|
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| bewitch | to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft |
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| provenance | origin |
| animated | endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| rave | to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium |
| madrigal | a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |