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 |
|---|---|
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| satiate | filled to satiety |
| choir | an organized company of singers (as in a church service) |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| voodoo | a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |