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 |
|---|---|
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |
| acne | a disorder of the skin caused by inflammation of the skin glands and hair follicles |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| miscreant | unbelieving |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |