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 |
|---|---|
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| primal | original |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |