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 |
|---|---|
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| marshal | a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| annals | a record of events arranged in yearly sequence |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| renegade | a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another |
| saline | consisting of or containing salt |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| urchin | hedgehog |