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 |
|---|---|
| lugubrious | mournful |
| concatenate | linked together |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| entourage | one's attendants or associates |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| prosperous | auspicious |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| novelty | something new or unusual |
| tremor | a trembling or shaking usually from physical weakness, emotional stress, or disease |