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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
| transcribe | to make a written copy of |
| authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |
| jibe | to be in accord : agree |
| amalgam | a mixture of different elements |
| subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior |
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |