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 |
|---|---|
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| bestial | of or relating to beasts |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| pastry | a dough that is used to make pies and other baked goods and typically has a high fat content : paste |
| kindred | of a similar nature or character : like |