GRE Word List
MALAPROPOS
in an inappropriate or inopportune way
The meaning of the word malapropos is in an inappropriate or inopportune way.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| errant | behaving wrongly |
| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| onus | burden |