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 |
|---|---|
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| beatitude | a state of utmost bliss |
| matriculate | to enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| celestial | of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity |
| nomadic | of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |