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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WordMeaning
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
indisputablenot disputable : unquestionable
skulduggeryunderhanded or unscrupulous behavior
optometrista specialist licensed to practice optometry compare ophthalmologist
dissolutionthe act or process of dissolving: such as
retardto delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment
induceto move by persuasion or influence
procurementthe act or process of procuring
disapprobationthe act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation
veerto change direction or course