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
sacrilegiouscommitting or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object
temporalof or relating to time as opposed to eternity
unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume
polaritythe quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles
refuteto prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous
plumbera dealer or worker in lead
havenharbor
satiricalof, relating to, or constituting satire
impaleto pierce with or as if with something pointed
quellto thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity