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 |
|---|---|
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| canny | clever |
| adept | thoroughly proficient : expert |
| beeline | a straight direct course |
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| suppliant | supplicant |
| machiavellian | of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism |
| ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |