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 |
|---|---|
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |
| proscenium | the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater |
| padre | a Christian clergyman |
| metrical | of, relating to, or composed in meter |
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| appease | pacify |
| motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |