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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| therapeutic | of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative |
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |