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
accoutreto provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit
munificentvery liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow
mischiefa specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent
benefitsomething that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage
benefactorsomeone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit
blareto sound loud and strident
staidmarked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober
whimsicalresulting from or characterized by whim or caprice
novaa star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years
hacklesone of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird