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 |
|---|---|
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| censor | a person who supervises conduct and morals: such as |
| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
| purge | to clear of guilt |