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
serpentineof or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement)
trimto remove by or as if by cutting
slinkto go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal
perspicuousplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
ordeala primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control
correlationthe state or relation of being correlated
glaringhaving a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger
bicameralhaving, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber
palpitateto beat rapidly and strongly : throb
erratichaving no fixed course : wandering