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 |
|---|---|
| genus | a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| vision | the act or power of seeing : sight |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| headfirst | with the head foremost |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| convoluted | having convolutions |
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |