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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |
| gravity | dignity or sobriety of bearing |
| statute | a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| chivalrous | valiant |
| sidetrack | siding |