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 |
|---|---|
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| egregious | conspicuous |
| 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 |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |