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 |
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| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| corpuscle | a minute particle |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| multilingual | of, having, or expressed in several languages |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| appreciate | to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of |
| pore | to gaze intently |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| flux | a flowing of fluid from the body: such as |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |