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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WordMeaning
enormityan outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act
betrayto lead astray
gobbleto swallow or eat greedily
diffidencethe quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident
corroborateto support with evidence or authority : make more certain
impelto urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
isotopeany of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties
unintimidatingnot causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating
slothdisinclination to action or labor : indolence