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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| environ | encircle |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| oatmeal | meal made from oats |
| behoove | to be necessary, proper, or advantageous for |
| jurisprudence | the science or philosophy of law |
| superannuated | outmoded |
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |