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 |
|---|---|
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |