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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lampoon | satire |
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |
| aria | air |
| conspire | plot |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| rank | relative standing or position |