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 |
|---|---|
| propulsive | tending or having power to propel |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| egregious | conspicuous |
| adherent | one who adheres to something: such as |
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| elevation | the height to which something is elevated: such as |
| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |