GRE Word List
OPPORTUNE
suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence
The meaning of the word opportune is suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| expatriate | banish |
| gourmand | one who is excessively fond of eating and drinking |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| unregenerate | not regenerate |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |