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 |
|---|---|
| sanction | a formal decree |
| multifarious | having or occurring in great variety : diverse |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| scoff | an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| indenture | a document or a section of a document that is indented |