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 |
|---|---|
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| blanch | to take the color out of |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| incontrovertible | not open to question : indisputable |
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |