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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plausiblesuperficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious
kernelthe inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut
guilelessinnocent
bacchanaliaa Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry
fertileproducing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive
vainhaving or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited
cringeto recoil in distaste
miasmaa vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease
rigorharsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity
disembarkto remove to shore from a ship