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 |
|---|---|
| predetermine | foreordain |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| coda | a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure |
| score | twenty |
| unanimity | the quality or state of being unanimous |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |