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
opulencewealth
adjutanta staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence
penitentfeeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant
levitateto rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation
hedonista person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism
boorpeasant
indisputablenot disputable : unquestionable
drossthe scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal
leerysuspicious
penancean act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification