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
accoladea mark of acknowledgment : award
ordinationthe act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
savanta person of learning
obtusenot pointed or acute : blunt
odoroushaving an odor: such as
catcalla loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event)
impromptumade, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised
recuperateto get back : regain
vaporizeto convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor