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 |
|---|---|
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| peccadillo | a slight offense |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| secular | of or relating to the worldly or temporal |
| metallurgical | the science and technology of metals |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| lackluster | lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull |
| slake | subside |
| knotty | marked by or full of knots |
| docile | easily taught |