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 |
|---|---|
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| forlorn | bereft |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |