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
routa state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat
conclusiveof, relating to, or being a conclusion
wafflea crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron
feuda mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate
apocalypticof, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse
granulateto form or crystallize into grains or granules
indoctrinateto imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle
sledgesledgehammer
canterone who uses cant: such as
vampirethe reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep