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
vernacularusing a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language
dilettantea person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler
clichea trite phrase or expression
turbidthick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment
lubricateto make smooth or slippery
conspireplot
indemnifyto secure against hurt, loss, or damage
swerveto turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate
synopticaffording a general view of a whole
assumptiona taking to or upon oneself