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 |
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facsimile | an exact copy |
grate | grating |
liaison | a binding or thickening agent used in cooking |
malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |
masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
slake | subside |
uproarious | marked by uproar |
clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |
shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |