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 |
|---|---|
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| memorialize | to address or petition by a memorial |
| reverent | expressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful |
| aseptic | preventing infection |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| thespian | actor |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| grate | grating |