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
pastoralof, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen
vibrantpulsating with life, vigor, or activity
inerrancyexemption from error : infallibility
stereotypeto make a stereotype from
nepotismfavoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship
adagea saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
errantbehaving wrongly
retortto pay or hurl back : return
homagea feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord