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 |
|---|---|
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| chorus | a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |