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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sybarite | voluptuary |
| igneous | formed by solidification of magma |
| snuffle | to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly |
| swill | wash |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| judicious | having, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment |
| whiff | a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| eminent | exhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent |