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 |
|---|---|
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| gusty | the sensation of taste |
| robust | having or exhibiting strength or vigorous health |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| rent | property (such as a house) rented or for rent |
| providence | divine guidance or care |
| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |