GRE Word List

APROPOS

being both relevant and opportune

The meaning of the word apropos is being both relevant and opportune.

Random words

WordMeaning
untowarddifficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly
ingratiateto gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort
overwroughtextremely excited : agitated
implicitcapable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
laggardlagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind
brocadea rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver
prattleprate
rostera roll or list of personnel
diffidencethe quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident