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 |
|---|---|
| steep | lofty |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |
| mulct | fine |
| convene | to come together in a body |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |
| natation | the action or art of swimming |
| ambience | a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere |
| torpedo | a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as |