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
beatificof, possessing, or imparting beatitude
litanya prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation
impedimentsomething that impedes
obliterateto remove utterly from recognition or memory
dulltedious
religiousrelating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity
insurgenta person who revolts against civil authority or an established government
bungleto act or work clumsily and awkwardly
vortexsomething that resembles a whirlpool
cornucopiaa curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance