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 |
|---|---|
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| earmark | a mark of identification on the ear of an animal |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| gustatory | relating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| myriad | ten thousand |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |