GRE Word List

APPOSITE

highly pertinent or appropriate : apt

The meaning of the word apposite is highly pertinent or appropriate : apt.

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wrestto pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements
stem_fromarise from; originate from
avocationa subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby
disavowalto deny responsibility for : repudiate
imbecilitythe quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness
exigencythat which is required in a particular situation
renovateto restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding)
swarma great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
whorla drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle