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
contemptthe act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain
malevolenthaving, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred
mendicantbeggar
prostratestretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission
ideologya manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture
diaphanouscharacterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
euthanasiathe act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy
beseechto beg for urgently or anxiously
preciseexactly or sharply defined or stated
veneera thin sheet of a material: such as