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
clapperone that claps: such as
terrestrialof or relating to the earth or its inhabitants
antidotea remedy to counteract the effects of poison
rarefiedbeing less dense
screecha high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror
compileto compose out of materials from other documents
potablesuitable for drinking
palatethe roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate
stoopto bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees
knavea tricky deceitful fellow