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 |
|---|---|
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
| endemic | belonging or native to a particular people or country |
| paradigm | example |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
| quadruped | an animal having four feet |
| dour | stern |
| encompass | include |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |