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 |
|---|---|
| prong | fork |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |
| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| menial | a person doing menial work |
| entity | being |