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 |
|---|---|
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| grate | grating |
| liaison | a binding or thickening agent used in cooking |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
| slake | subside |
| uproarious | marked by uproar |
| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |