GRE Word List
PROPRIETY
fitness; quality of being proper; correct conduct; conformity to prevailing customs and usages; CF. proprietor, proprietary
The meaning of the word propriety is fitness; quality of being proper; correct conduct; conformity to prevailing customs and usages; CF. proprietor, proprietary.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| belittle | disparage; depreciate |
| penumbra | partial shadow (in an eclipse); CF. almost shadow |
| cuisine | style of cooking; Ex. French cuisine |
| rotundity | roundness; sonorousness of speech |
| objective | not influenced by emotions; fair; N: goal; aim |
| lilliputian | extremely small; CF. Lilliput in Gulliver's Travels |
| ostentatious | showy; trying to attract attention; pretentious; N. ostentation: showy display |
| avow | declare openly; N. avowal |
| brindled | tawny or grayish with streaks or spots (of animals) |
| paraphernalia | equipment; odds and ends used in a particular activity; personal belongings; Ex. photographic paraphernalia; CF. married woman's property exclusive of her dowry |