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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WordMeaning
elevationthe height to which something is elevated: such as
defectionconscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion
urchinhedgehog
massthe liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist
rotundaa round building
igniteto set afire
graphitea soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors
outlawa person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law
refuseto express oneself as unwilling to accept
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")