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 |
|---|---|
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| reminiscent | of the character of or relating to reminiscence |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
| genre | a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| correlation | the state or relation of being correlated |