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
platonicof, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism
execrabledeserving to be execrated : detestable
debilitateto impair the strength of : enfeeble
disperseto cause to break up (see break up
squeamisheasily nauseated : queasy
self-indulgenceexcessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
vexto bring trouble, distress, or agitation to
decadencethe process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent
discordantbeing at variance : disagreeing