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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poulticea soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions
whelpany of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog
erroneouscontaining or characterized by error : mistaken
calorificcaloric
plastera medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance
arborealof, relating to, or resembling a tree
mosaica surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns
ulteriorgoing beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper
constituenta member of a constituency
advocacythe act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate