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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 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 |
