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 |
|---|---|
| swill | wash |
| glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
| bluff | having a broad flattened front |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |
| prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |
| compatible | capable of existing together in harmony |
| entree | the act or manner of entering : entrance |