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 |
|---|---|
| platonic | of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism |
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| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| syllogism | a 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") |
| vex | to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to |
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| discordant | being at variance : disagreeing |