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
subsidya grant or gift of money: such as
bewareto be on one's guard
lodewaterway
putativecommonly accepted or supposed
citadela fortress that commands (see command
sophisticateddeprived of native or original simplicity: such as
precipitantprecipitate
vagrantone who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support
provocativeserving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate
ostentatiousattracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation