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 |
|---|---|
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| nimble | quick and light in motion : agile |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| willowy | abounding with willows |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |