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 |
|---|---|
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |
| libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |
| serenity | the quality or state of being serene |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| flaccid | not firm or stiff |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| vying | contending; to strive for superiority |
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |