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 |
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diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
exhume | disinter |
furrow | a trench in the earth made by a plow |
nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
bauble | trinket |