GRE Word List
INOPPORTUNE
inconvenient
The meaning of the word inopportune is inconvenient.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| offensive | making attack : aggressive |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| militate | to have weight or effect |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |