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
inhibitedto prohibit from doing something
amoralhaving or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong
redoubtablecausing fear or alarm : formidable
provocativeserving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate
disconsolatecheerless
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
arraignto call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge
adulterateto corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element
unwittingnot knowing : unaware
defrockto deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office