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 |
|---|---|
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| misadventure | misfortune |
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| incorporate | to unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole |
| celibate | of, relating to, or characterized by celibacy: |
| cow | the mature female of cattle (genus Bos) |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| unconscionable | shockingly unfair or unjust |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |