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 |
|---|---|
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |
| founder | one that founds or establishes |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| guy | man |
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |