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 |
|---|---|
| reaper | one that reaps |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| rivulet | a small stream |
| erudite | having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| adept | thoroughly proficient : expert |
| cathartic | of, relating to, or producing catharsis |