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 |
|---|---|
| swamp | a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water |
| capillary | resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form |
| glamor | an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness |
| sluggard | a habitually lazy person |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| unregenerate | not regenerate |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| clavicle | a bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum |
| paste | a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls |
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |