GRE Word List
APROPOS
being both relevant and opportune
The meaning of the word apropos is being both relevant and opportune.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
| cerebration | to use the mind : think |
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| low | having a small upward extension or elevation |
| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |