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 |
|---|---|
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| convulsion | an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles |