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 |
|---|---|
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| censor | a person who supervises conduct and morals: such as |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |
| brawn | the flesh of a boar |
| embroider | to ornament with needlework |
| succulent | full of juice : juicy |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| abominable | worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable |