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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| apropos | being both relevant and opportune |
| precept | a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action |
| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |
| lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |
| addendum | a thing added : addition |
| plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |
| anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |