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 |
|---|---|
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
| turbid | thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| unravel | to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle |
| rickety | affected with rickets |
| suture | a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body |
| dauntless | incapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |