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 |
|---|---|
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| tome | book |
| optician | a maker of or dealer in optical items and instruments |
| filigree | ornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces |
| entourage | one's attendants or associates |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| viand | an item of food |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |