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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dissolution | the act or process of dissolving: such as |
| morbid | of, relating to, or characteristic of disease |
| snuffle | to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly |
| scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| apoplexy | stroke |
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |