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 |
|---|---|
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| analgesia | insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
| interjection | an ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as |
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
| cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |