GRE Word List

SOLECISM

an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence

The meaning of the word solecism is an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence.

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WordMeaning
leave-takingdeparture
anecdotea usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident
proscribeto publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state
idyllicpleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity
psychosomaticof, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body
demographicthe statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets
carillona set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard
apocryphalof doubtful authenticity : spurious
migrantone that migrates: such as
obeisancea movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow