GRE Word List
INNOVATION
a new idea, method, or device : novelty
The meaning of the word innovation is a new idea, method, or device : novelty.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| blatant | noisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous |
| oversee | survey |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| prosperous | auspicious |