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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WordMeaning
basethe bottom of something considered as its support : foundation
agapewide open : gaping
gentryupper or ruling class : aristocracy
touchymarked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation
disengageto release from something that engages or involves
haggardnot tamed
wrongheadedstubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles
transportto transfer or convey from one place to another
unctionthe act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing
renegeto go back on a promise or commitment