← All vocabulary

CPS HSAT Vocabulary · Tier 2

decorum

noun

Definition

behavior that is dignified

In a sentence

The court showed perfect decorum.

Similar words

  • propriety
  • etiquette

Why this word matters: decorum appears in academic reading at the 8th-grade level and is exactly the type of word that shows up on the CPS HSAT Reading section. Practice it in context with our spaced-repetition system at vocabulary.