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 |
|---|---|
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| fulminate | to utter or send out with denunciation |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| brawn | the flesh of a boar |
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |
| whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| gangrene | local death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply |