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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badgerany of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
putridbeing in a state of putrefaction : rotten
compendiuma brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract
demurereserved
seditionincitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority
stockadea line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense
nonentitysomething that does not exist or exists only in the imagination
curatora person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits
nadirthe point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer
indicativeserving to indicate