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 |
|---|---|
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| adage | a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation |
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| disgruntle | to make ill-humored or discontented |