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 |
|---|---|
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |
| variegated | having discrete markings of different colors |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| martial | of, relating to, or suited for war or a warrior |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |