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 |
|---|---|
| elaborate | planned or carried out with great care |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |
| touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |
| predicament | the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication |