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

WordMeaning
willowyabounding with willows
exacerbateto make more violent, bitter, or severe
suffragistone who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women
lecterna stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker
flinchto withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince
loathunwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant
parcheddeprived of natural moisture
forlornbereft
gullany of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae)
trystan agreement (as between lovers) to meet