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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| eugenic | relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| culprit | one accused of or charged with a crime |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| tanner | one that tans hides |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| boorish | resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor |
| denotation | an act or process of denoting |
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |