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 |
|---|---|
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| veer | to change direction or course |
| resilient | characterized or marked by resilience: such as |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |