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 |
|---|---|
| empathy | the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner |
| finesse | refinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture |
| felicity | the quality or state of being happy |
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |
| urchin | hedgehog |
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |
| potent | having or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |