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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wag | to be in motion : stir |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| percussion | the act of percussing: such as |
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
| secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |