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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| overweening | arrogant |
| haunt | to visit often : frequent |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| psyche | a princess loved by Cupid |
| dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| queue | a braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head |