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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| transpire | to take place : go on |
| cater | to provide a supply of food |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| enduring | lasting |
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| contrive | devise |
| rendition | the act or result of rendering something: such as |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |