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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excisean internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity
codifyto reduce to a code
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manifestoa written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer
temerityunreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness
harassexhaust
annalsa record of events arranged in yearly sequence
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stumpthe basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed
centaurany of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly