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.

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WordMeaning
frenziedfeeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference
vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
sedentarynot migratory : settled
implacablenot placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated
torsothe human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk
queruloushabitually complaining
resonantcontinuing to sound : echoing
contrivancea thing contrived
histrionicdeliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical