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 |
|---|---|
| repercussion | reflection |
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| berserk | an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |