GRE Word List

PROPRIETY

the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness

The meaning of the word propriety is the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness.

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prognosisthe prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case
besiegeto surround with armed forces
evocativeevoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response
filingan act or instance of using a file
entailto impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result
parryto ward off a weapon or blow
bereavementthe state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone
ossifyto change into bone