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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| bank | a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as |
| license | permission to act |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| psychosomatic | of, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| advert | to turn the mind or attention |
| lilliputian | of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput |
| undulating | having a wavy surface, edge, or markings |
| kernel | the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut |