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 |
|---|---|
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| license | permission to act |
| rig | to fit out with rigging |
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| flag | any of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves: such as |
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| agenda | a list or outline of things to be considered or done |