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 |
|---|---|
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| pretend | to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| choice | the act of choosing : selection |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| nomenclature | name |