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 |
|---|---|
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| deploy | to extend (a military unit) especially in width |
| dissemble | to hide under a false appearance |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
| outfit | the act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition) |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| miserly | of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser |