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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WordMeaning
waiveto relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily
criteriaa standard on which a judgment or decision may be based
composta mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land
perturbto cause to be worried or upset : disquiet
straggleto wander from the direct course or way : rove
optimumthe amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end
whetto sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone)
monographa learned treatise on a small area of learning
bequeathto give or leave by will (see will
recuperateto get back : regain