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 |
|---|---|
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| filigree | ornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| smudge | to make a smudge on |
| dynamo | generator |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |