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 |
|---|---|
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| entree | the act or manner of entering : entrance |
| malign | evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious |
| venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| anarchist | a person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power |
| militant | engaged in warfare or combat : fighting |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |