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
peccadilloa slight offense
figurativerepresenting by a figure or resemblance : emblematic
eccentricitythe quality or state of being eccentric
spectralof, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly
confidencea feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances
porouspossessing or full of pores
interloperone that interlopes: such as
credencemental acceptance as true or real
pettyhaving secondary rank or importance : minor
trothloyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity