GRE Word List
APPOSITE
highly pertinent or appropriate : apt
The meaning of the word apposite is highly pertinent or appropriate : apt.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| citadel | a fortress that commands (see command |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| brawl | to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |