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 |
|---|---|
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| ultimate | last in a progression or series : final |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| unfetter | to free from fetters |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| environ | encircle |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| retrench | cut down |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |