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 |
|---|---|
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |
| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |
| chary | discreetly cautious: such as |
| fallacious | embodying a fallacy |
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| apparition | an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon |