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 |
|---|---|
| abide | to bear patiently : tolerate |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
| harry | to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault |
| purse | a small bag for money |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| inclement | lacking mildness: such as |