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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WordMeaning
squalorthe quality or state of being squalid
anthropoidany of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets)
mollifyto soothe in temper or disposition : appease
encipherto convert (a message) into cipher
actuateto put into mechanical action or motion
clipencompass
jettisonto get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision
defameto harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel
espousemarry
callousbeing hardened and thickened