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 |
|---|---|
| horde | a political subdivision of central Asian nomads |
| welter | writhe |
| ewe | the female of the sheep especially when mature |
| sledge | sledgehammer |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| blemish | to spoil by a flaw |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
| repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |
| plume | a feather of a bird: such as |
| redress | to set right : remedy |