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 |
|---|---|
| haven | harbor |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| energize | to make energetic, vigorous, or active |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |