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 |
|---|---|
| scheme | a plan or program of action |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| fete | festival |
| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |
| parley | to speak with another : confer |
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |