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 |
|---|---|
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| optometrist | a specialist licensed to practice optometry compare ophthalmologist |
| appreciate | to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of |
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| preeminent | having paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding |
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
| tertiary | of third rank, importance, or value |