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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adamantunshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding
impotentnot potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless
alchemya medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life
nascentcoming or having recently come into existence
tendermarked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond
shuntto turn off to one side : shift
fakenot true, real, or genuine : counterfeit
rejuvenateto make young or youthful again : give new vigor to
amputateto remove by or as if by cutting
appraiseto set a value on : to estimate the amount of