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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hubris | exaggerated pride or self-confidence |
| mote | a small particle : speck |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| consensus | general agreement : unanimity |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| rightful | just |
| rent | property (such as a house) rented or for rent |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |