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
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palette | a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on |
uproarious | marked by uproar |
onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |
check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |
trilogy | a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme |
prank | trick |
conjugal | of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial |
antithesis | the direct opposite |