GRE Word List
INOPPORTUNE
inconvenient
The meaning of the word inopportune is inconvenient.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| masquerade | a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes |
| artless | lacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured |
| bigot | a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| ecologist | a branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments |