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 |
|---|---|
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| refrain | curb |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| hydrophobia | rabies |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| disputatious | inclined to dispute |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |