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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detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
executioner | one who executes |
homespun | spun or made at home |
jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
alluvial | relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium |
bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
abbreviate | to make briefer |
luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |