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
fallibleliable to be erroneous
jocularsaid or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful
optometrista specialist licensed to practice optometry compare ophthalmologist
appreciateto grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of
unfledgednot feathered : not ready for flight
flaila hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely
apocryphalof doubtful authenticity : spurious
preeminenthaving paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding
modulateto tune to a key or pitch
tertiaryof third rank, importance, or value