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
pristinebelonging to the earliest period or state : original
industriousconstantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent
archivesa place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved
debilitateto impair the strength of : enfeeble
osseousbony
minatoryhaving a menacing quality
wreakbring about
incorporateto unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole
brevityshortness of duration
saturnineborn under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn