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 |
|---|---|
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| demure | reserved |
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| curator | a person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
| indicative | serving to indicate |