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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sybaritevoluptuary
igneousformed by solidification of magma
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swillwash
repressto check by or as if by pressure : curb
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judicioushaving, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment
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axioma statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate
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