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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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 |