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 |
|---|---|
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| outgoing | going away : departing |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
| precept | a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action |
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |