GRE Word List

APPROPRIATE

especially suitable or compatible : fitting

The meaning of the word appropriate is especially suitable or compatible : fitting.

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WordMeaning
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
insurgenta person who revolts against civil authority or an established government
mutedbeing mute : silent
imminentready to take place : happening soon
undermineto subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly
stunto make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze
misanthropea person who hates or distrusts humankind
leniencythe quality or state of being lenient
obsequya funeral or burial rite
reprieveto delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner)