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
extraditionthe surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge
disgorgeto discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit
perpetualcontinuing forever : everlasting
percussionthe act of percussing: such as
oligarchygovernment by the few
underlyinglying beneath or below
equestrianof, relating to, or featuring horseback riding
pathologicalof or relating to pathology
honeto sharpen or smooth with a whetstone
impartialnot partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally