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
frigidintensely cold
uproariousmarked by uproar
bara straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening)
grandiloquenta lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language
confluencea coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point
snubto check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke
indigentsuffering from extreme poverty : impoverished
ambleto go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter
linguisticof or relating to language or linguistics
eccentricitythe quality or state of being eccentric