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 |
|---|---|
| superannuated | outmoded |
| passe | past one's prime |
| residue | something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant |
| dilute | attenuate |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |