GRE Word List
MALAPROPOS
inappropriate; ADV.
The meaning of the word malapropos is inappropriate; ADV..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disdain | treat with scorn or contempt |
| tatter | torn piece of cloth; ADJ. tattered: (of clothes) old and torn; (of a person) dressed in old torn clothes |
| disabuse | correct a false impression; undeceive; free from a wrong belief |
| tawny | brownish yellow |
| martinet | strict disciplinarian; person who demands total obedience to rules and orders; CF. Jean Martinet |
| ejaculation | exclamation; abrupt ejection (to discharge sperm); V. ejaculate |
| yield | amount produced; crop; income on investment; profit obtained from an investment; V: produce; give in; surrender |
| replete | fully filled; filled to the brim or to the point of being stuffed; abundantly supplied; Ex. report replete with errors |
| unobtrusive | inconspicuous; not blatant |
| torrid | (of weather) hot or scorching; passionate; Ex. torrid love affairs |
