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 |
|---|---|
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |
| timidity | lacking in courage or self-confidence |
| reparable | capable of being repaired |
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |
| horde | a political subdivision of central Asian nomads |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |
| barefaced | having the face uncovered: |
| addendum | a thing added : addition |
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |