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 |
|---|---|
| monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| juridical | of or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge |
| demerit | offense |
| posture | the position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose |
| translucent | permitting the passage of light: |