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
grovelto creep with the face to the ground : crawl
quizzicalcomically quaint
criteriaa standard on which a judgment or decision may be based
disabuseto free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy
sublimeto cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form
aggregateformed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective
loatheto dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest
worldlyof, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs
marginthe part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter
thralla state of servitude or submission