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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| progeny | descendants |
| polarize | to cause to vibrate in a definite pattern |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| flair | a skill or instinctive ability to appreciate or make good use of something : talent |
| encompass | include |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |