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

WordMeaning
pandemoniuma wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people)
condolegrieve
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
commodiouscomfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy
terminalleading ultimately to death : fatal
serenitythe quality or state of being serene
limpidmarked by transparency (see transparent
funerealof or relating to a funeral
contentiona point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument
declivitydownward inclination