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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tracta system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function
treadto step or walk on or over
stultifyto have a dulling or inhibiting effect on
odiumthe state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance
denigrateto attack the reputation of : defame
extemporaneouscomposed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
wagto be in motion : stir
stalwartmarked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21