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 |
|---|---|
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |
| mauve | a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| don | to put on (an article of clothing) |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |