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
gaffea social or diplomatic blunder
bristlea short stiff coarse hair or filament
authoritativehaving, marked by, or proceeding from authority
jostleto come in contact or into collision
ambiguousdoubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
eloquencediscourse marked by force and persuasiveness
concessionthe act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)
repletefully or abundantly provided or filled
inconsistencyan instance of being inconsistent
prodigalcharacterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish