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 |
|---|---|
| peccadillo | a slight offense |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| eccentricity | the quality or state of being eccentric |
| spectral | of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly |
| confidence | a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances |
| porous | possessing or full of pores |
| interloper | one that interlopes: such as |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| troth | loyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity |