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 |
|---|---|
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| brawl | to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle |
| aver | to declare positively |
| apiary | a place where bees are kept |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
| mishap | an unfortunate accident |
| panacea | a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all |
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |