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
perennialpresent at all seasons of the year
meleea confused struggle
opulencewealth
pernicioushighly injurious or destructive : deadly
mendaciousgiven to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth
malefactorone who commits an offense against the law
accrueto come into existence as a legally enforceable claim
hermeticof or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d.
opportunesuitable or convenient for a particular occurrence
devoidbeing without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment