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 |
|---|---|
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| diabolical | of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish |
| berate | to scold or condemn vehemently and at length |
| animated | endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive |
| plaudit | an act or round of applause |
| provident | frugal |