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
obstetriciana physician specializing in obstetrics
carousala wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse
ethnologya branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures
sageone (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom
disparageto depreciate (see depreciate
decrepitwasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age
subsideto sink or fall to the bottom : settle
reminiscenceapprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence
languorweakness or weariness of body or mind
hieroglyphicwritten in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters