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 |
|---|---|
| estimable | capable of being estimated |
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |
| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |