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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WordMeaning
unintimidatingnot causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating
arsenalan establishment for the manufacture or storage of arms and military equipment
pandemoniuma wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people)
fosterhaving, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for
apothecaryone who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes
pendantsomething suspended: such as
voluminoushaving or marked by great volume or bulk : large
healthyenjoying good health
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
comatoseof, resembling, or affected with coma