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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| knead | to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| efficacy | the power to produce an effect |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| larder | a place where food is stored : pantry |