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 |
|---|---|
| academic | of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |