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
dissipateto break up and drive off
decapitateto cut off the head of : behead
contentiouslikely to cause disagreement or argument
sluggishaverse to activity or exertion : indolent
fraudulentcharacterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful
miteany of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors
historichistorical
dissolutionthe act or process of dissolving: such as
abridgeto shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense
reverberatereflect