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 |
|---|---|
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| spontaneity | the quality or state of being spontaneous |
| wrench | to move with a violent twist |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| headfirst | with the head foremost |