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 |
|---|---|
| dissemble | to hide under a false appearance |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
| cogitate | to ponder or meditate on usually intently |
| enunciate | to make a definite or systematic statement of |
| tan | to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |