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 |
|---|---|
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| gust | the sensation of taste |
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| quicksilver | mercury |
| provision | the act or process of providing |