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
disfigureto impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries
mortifyto subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame
eruditehaving or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition
aboriginalbeing the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region
recessthe action of receding : recession
codicila legal instrument made to modify an earlier will
trancestupor
apotheosisthe perfect form or example of something : quintessence
enigmasomething hard to understand or explain
quaya structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place