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
abstemiousmarked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol
threshto separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically
archipelagoan expanse of water with many scattered islands
defoliateto deprive of leaves especially prematurely
avertto turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance
gloss_overexplain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults
demolitionthe act of demolishing
plebeiana member of the Roman plebs
muteunable to speak : lacking the power of speech
snubto check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke