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 |
|---|---|
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| lax | loose |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |
| defect | an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming |
| slapdash | haphazard |
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |