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 |
|---|---|
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| torpedo | a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| potpourri | a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |