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 |
|---|---|
| assail | to attack violently : assault |
| correlation | the state or relation of being correlated |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| armada | a fleet of warships |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |