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 |
|---|---|
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| requite | to make return for : repay |
| tractable | capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile |
| rightful | just |
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| viscous | having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid |
| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |