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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| ferment | to undergo fermentation |
| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| gangrene | local death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |