GRE Word List
APPROPRIATE
especially suitable or compatible : fitting
The meaning of the word appropriate is especially suitable or compatible : fitting.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior |
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |
| sledge | sledgehammer |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| overwhelm | upset |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
