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 |
|---|---|
| raiment | clothing |
| dank | unpleasantly moist or wet |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
| berserk | an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable |
| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| ambience | a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |