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 |
|---|---|
| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| melee | a confused struggle |
| acuity | keenness of perception |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| scheme | a plan or program of action |
| fester | to generate pus |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| doze | to sleep lightly |
| tactile | perceptible by touch : tangible |