GRE Word List
NEOLOGISM
a new word, usage, or expression
The meaning of the word neologism is a new word, usage, or expression.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| lewd | obscene |
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| suture | a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |