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 |
|---|---|
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| exploit | deed |
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |