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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WordMeaning
immolateto kill or destroy especially by fire
kaleidoscopean instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns
squelchto fall or stamp on so as to crush
feuda mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate
irreverencelack of reverence
slovenlyuntidy especially in personal appearance
vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
equineof, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse family
propinquitynearness of blood : kinship
murmura half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling