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 |
|---|---|
| complement | something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| delusive | likely to delude |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| embark | to go on board a vehicle for transportation |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| zephyr | a breeze from the west |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| bully | a blustering, browbeating person |
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |