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 |
|---|---|
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |
| miserly | of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser |
| penetrate | to pass into or through |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| omniscient | having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight |
| dowse | to plunge into water |
| authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| forebears | ancestor |