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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berserkan ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable
spurnto reject with disdain or contempt : scorn
shacklesomething (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms
addressto mark directions for delivery on
expostulationan act or an instance of expostulating
argotthe language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group
itineranttraveling from place to place
chasma deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge
lecterna stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker
indiscriminatenot marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment