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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| curator | a person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits |
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| whiff | a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray |
| maneuver | a military or naval movement |
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| wanderlust | strong longing for or impulse toward wandering |
| viscous | having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| fauna | animal life |