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 |
|---|---|
| opportunist | one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism |
| zealot | a zealous person |
| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |
| blush | outward appearance : view |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| fugitive | running away or intending flight |