GRE Word List

MALAPROPISM

the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase

The meaning of the word malapropism is the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase.

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WordMeaning
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
censurea judgment involving condemnation
extemporaneouscomposed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu
scrappyconsisting of scraps
idlenot occupied or employed: such as
misanthropea person who hates or distrusts humankind
upbraidto criticize severely : find fault with
surlymenacing or threatening in appearance
posteritythe offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation
forumthe marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business