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 |
|---|---|
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| wry | twist |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| healthy | enjoying good health |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| novelty | something new or unusual |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| exhale | to rise or be given off as vapor |
| choir | an organized company of singers (as in a church service) |