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 |
|---|---|
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| hysteria | a psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral (see visceral |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| unearthly | not earthly: such as |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |
| spectral | of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |