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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
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| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
| communal | of or relating to one or more communes |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
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| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |