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 |
|---|---|
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| arboreal | of, relating to, or resembling a tree |
| humility | freedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble |
| inequity | injustice |
| phobia | an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| delete | to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing |
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |