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 |
|---|---|
| sere | being dried and withered |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| helm | a lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering |
| catechism | oral instruction |
| muse | to become absorbed in thought |
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |