GRE Word List
SEASONABLE
suitable to the season or circumstances : timely
The meaning of the word seasonable is suitable to the season or circumstances : timely.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |
| summation | the act or process of forming a sum : addition |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| spangle | a small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing |
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |