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
coalesceto grow together
executeto carry out fully : put completely into effect
hoaxto trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous
gossamera film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather
counterpartone of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate
attentivemindful
perorationthe concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration
downcastlow in spirit : dejected
etherealof or relating to the regions beyond the earth
sallowany of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark