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
assumptiona taking to or upon oneself
deifyto make a god of
indicessigns; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index
refuseto express oneself as unwilling to accept
catcalla loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event)
decelerateto reduce the speed of : slow down
traumaticpsychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems
fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them
qualmsa feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety
embroilto throw into disorder or confusion