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 |
|---|---|
| conglomeration | the act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| potable | suitable for drinking |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| slaughter | the act of killing |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |