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 |
|---|---|
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| seminary | an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated |
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |
| diadem | crown |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| compulsory | mandatory |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |