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 |
|---|---|
| willowy | abounding with willows |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| suffragist | one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women |
| lectern | a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker |
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| forlorn | bereft |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |