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 |
|---|---|
| inclement | lacking mildness: such as |
| brand | a charred piece of wood |
| hale | free from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |
| rave | to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium |
| cataract | a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |