GRE Word List
IMPROPRIETY
improperness; unsuitableness
The meaning of the word impropriety is improperness; unsuitableness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| defect | shortcoming; V: desert (in order to join the opposite one) |
| deducible | derived by reasoning; V. deduce: infer; derive by reasoning |
| feint | trick; shift; sham blow; feigned attack to draw away defensive action; V. |
| anachronism | an error involving time in a story; something or someone misplaced in time; ADJ. anachronistic |
| exhort | urge (by strong argument or advice); Ex. The general exhorted his men to fight bravely; N. exhortation |
| consonance | harmony; agreement |
| scintilla | trace; minute amount; shred; least bit; Ex. There is not a scintilla of truth; CF. spark |
| porous | full of pores; like a sieve |
| summation | act of finding the total; summing-up; summary (esp. one given by the judge at the end of a trial) |
| compliant | readily acting in accordance with a rule, order, or the wishes or others; yielding; comforming to requirements |
