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 |
|---|---|
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene |
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| potent | having or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |
| prosody | the study of versification |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| auroral | dawn |