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 |
|---|---|
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| hallowed | holy |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |