GRE Word List
FELICITOUS
very well suited or expressed : apt
The meaning of the word felicitous is very well suited or expressed : apt.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
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| microcosm | a little world |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |
| rostrum | an ancient Roman platform for public orators |
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| sleek | slick |