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
quellto thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity
decrepitudethe quality or state of being decrepit
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prostratestretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission
cynicalhaving or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as
abstemiousmarked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol
tediumthe quality or state of being tedious : tediousness
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trougha long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals
obituarya notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account