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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WordMeaning
contraveneto go or act contrary to : violate
memorializeto address or petition by a memorial
reverentexpressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful
asepticpreventing infection
infernalof or relating to a nether world of the dead
thespianactor
ulteriorgoing beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper
surlymenacing or threatening in appearance
pinnaclean upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress
grategrating