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 |
|---|---|
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
| bereaved | suffering the death of a loved one |
| gangrene | local death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| wake | to be or remain awake |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |