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 |
|---|---|
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| cliche | a trite phrase or expression |
| turbid | thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment |
| lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |
| conspire | plot |
| indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |
| swerve | to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate |
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |