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 |
|---|---|
| animated | endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| ferment | to undergo fermentation |
| reputable | enjoying good repute : held in esteem |
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |