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
elaborateplanned or carried out with great care
alimonyan allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce
besetto set or stud with or as if with ornaments
talonthe claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey
precludeto make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance
ductilecapable of being drawn out (see draw
swaggerto conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner
pallto lose strength or effectiveness
touchstonea fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis
predicamentthe character, status, or classification assigned by a predication