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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attest | to affirm to be true or genuine |
decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
commemorative | intended as a commemoration |
passe | past one's prime |
thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |
virile | having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree |
harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
censor | a person who supervises conduct and morals: such as |
anemia | a condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume |