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 |
|---|---|
| soar | to fly aloft or about |
| ennui | a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom |
| brocade | a rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver |
| coiffure | a style or manner of arranging the hair |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |