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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |
| slaughter | the act of killing |
| finery | ornament |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| swathe | a band used in swathing |