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 |
|---|---|
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| provident | frugal |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| cemetery | a burial ground |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| lank | not well filled out : slender |