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 |
|---|---|
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| recital | a detailed account : enumeration |
| catechism | oral instruction |
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |
| quench | put out |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| leave-taking | departure |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |