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
desiccateto dry up
dauntto lessen the courage of : cow
carnagethe flesh of slain animals or humans
incarnateinvested with bodily and especially human nature and form
mangleto injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing
bruisean injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion
optimumthe amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end
amissin a mistaken way : wrongly
upbraidto criticize severely : find fault with
contiguousbeing in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point