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 |
|---|---|
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |
| valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |
| consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| calorific | caloric |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |
| proliferate | to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring |