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 |
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| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| malediction | curse |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |
| convoluted | having convolutions |
| undulating | having a wavy surface, edge, or markings |
| scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| abyss | an immeasurably deep gulf or great space |
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |