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 |
|---|---|
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| execute | to carry out fully : put completely into effect |
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |
| mischance | bad luck |
| inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |