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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utopiaa place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions
gruntto utter a grunt
resilientcharacterized or marked by resilience: such as
largessliberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior
demographicthe statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets
preponderancea superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength
absolveto set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt
idylla simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment
delusionsomething that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated
latitudeangular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as