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 |
|---|---|
| arid | excessively dry |
| list | a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects) |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| yen | a strong desire or propensity |
| resurrect | to raise from the dead |
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |