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NEOLOGISM

a new word, usage, or expression

The meaning of the word neologism is a new word, usage, or expression.

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WordMeaning
hostagea person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement
wangleto resort to trickery or devious methods
incoherentlacking coherence: such as
pretentiouscharacterized by pretension: such as
lollto hang loosely or laxly : droop
cessiona yielding to another : concession
groovea long narrow channel or depression
duplicitycontradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action
compellingthat compels: such as
fetishan object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner