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 |
|---|---|
| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |
| advert | to turn the mind or attention |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| reverie | daydream |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| versatile | embracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |