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
hubrisexaggerated pride or self-confidence
motea small particle : speck
gauntexcessively thin and angular
consensusgeneral agreement : unanimity
worldlyof, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs
rightfuljust
rentproperty (such as a house) rented or for rent
hacklesone of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird
speechlessunable to speak : dumb
temporalof or relating to time as opposed to eternity