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
larcenythe unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently
loiterto delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle
tactfulhaving or showing tact
personifyto conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers
figmentsomething made up or contrived
skirmisha minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements
amalgama mixture of different elements
decrepitudethe quality or state of being decrepit
vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
avantgardegroup of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard