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 |
|---|---|
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| rotundity | marked by roundness : rounded |
| satyr | a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| voodoo | a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |