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 |
|---|---|
| clown | farmer |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| demure | reserved |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| lewd | obscene |
| inanimate | not animate: |
| rostrum | an ancient Roman platform for public orators |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |