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 |
|---|---|
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |
| subjugate | to bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer |
| libertine | a freethinker especially in religious matters |
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |