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 |
|---|---|
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |
| acoustics | a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound |
| commune | talk over |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| myriad | ten thousand |
| invalid | not valid: |
| adjoin | to add or attach by joining |