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
conclavea private meeting or secret assembly
proclivityan inclination or predisposition toward something
luscioushaving a delicious taste or smell : sweet
feralof, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast
hovelan open shed or shelter
behooveto be necessary, proper, or advantageous for
navigabledeep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships
emollientmaking soft or supple
analogoussimilar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail
tribulationdistress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution