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 |
|---|---|
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |
| militant | engaged in warfare or combat : fighting |
| skeptic | an adherent or advocate of skepticism |
| diva | prima donna |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| finished | entirely done |
| rabble | a disorganized or confused collection of things |