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 |
|---|---|
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| indisputable | not disputable : unquestionable |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| optometrist | a specialist licensed to practice optometry compare ophthalmologist |
| dissolution | the act or process of dissolving: such as |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| induce | to move by persuasion or influence |
| procurement | the act or process of procuring |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| veer | to change direction or course |