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 |
|---|---|
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |
| septic | of, relating to, or causing putrefaction |
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| attest | to affirm to be true or genuine |
| nubile | of marriageable condition or age |
| germ | a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| slaughter | the act of killing |