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 |
|---|---|
| brochure | pamphlet |
| juncture | a point of time |
| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |
| myopic | affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted |
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |