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 |
|---|---|
| intermediary | mediator |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| bevy | a large group or collection |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |