GRE Word List

MALAPROPOS

in an inappropriate or inopportune way

The meaning of the word malapropos is in an inappropriate or inopportune way.

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prodigalcharacterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish
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confiscateappropriated by the government : forfeited
suavitysmoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated
noxiousphysically harmful or destructive to living beings
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wispa small handful (as of hay or straw)