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 |
|---|---|
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| schematic | of or relating to a scheme or schema |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| expatriate | banish |
| stink | to emit a strong offensive odor |
| psychosomatic | of, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body |