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
unscathedwholly unharmed : not injured
liena charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law
decorousmarked by propriety and good taste : correct
explicitfully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent
disbandto break up the organization of : dissolve
murmura half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling
beseechto beg for urgently or anxiously
frittera small mass of fried or sautéed batter often containing fruit or meat
boostto push or shove up from below
nourishnurture