GRE Word List
APROPOS
being both relevant and opportune
The meaning of the word apropos is being both relevant and opportune.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| damn | to condemn to a punishment or fate |
| certitude | the state of being or feeling certain |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |