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 |
|---|---|
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
| seasonable | suitable to the season or circumstances : timely |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| docket | a brief written summary of a document : abstract |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |