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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WordMeaning
inerrancyexemption from error : infallibility
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference
disperseto cause to break up (see break up
inanelacking significance, meaning, or point : silly
dissuadeto advise (a person) against something
pulverizeto reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize
apogeethe point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth
browseto eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse
impietythe quality or state of being impious : irreverence
intellectthe power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge