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 |
|---|---|
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| reverberate | reflect |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |