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 |
|---|---|
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| nib | bill |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| cemetery | a burial ground |
| culprit | one accused of or charged with a crime |
| pigment | a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |