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
serebeing dried and withered
cavilto raise trivial and frivolous objection
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apothegma short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism
helma lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering
catechismoral instruction
museto become absorbed in thought
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