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
sanguinemarked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic
affablebeing pleasant and at ease in talking to others
marto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
consensusgeneral agreement : unanimity
fraudulentcharacterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful
lampoonsatire
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)
gerrymanderthe act or method of gerrymandering
rentproperty (such as a house) rented or for rent
tempestuousof, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent