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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smarthaving or showing a high degree of mental ability : intelligent
protocolan original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction
conjugalof or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial
dominaterule
panachean ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet
defectionconscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion
optionalinvolving an option : not compulsory
grotesquea style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature
chroniclea historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation
effectuateto cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect