GRE Word List

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
affectedartificial; pretended
callusa thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark
knavea tricky deceitful fellow
malefactorone who commits an offense against the law
pretendto give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing
modean arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval
frustrateto balk or defeat in an endeavor
soddendull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages
awla pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood)
nemesisthe Greek goddess of retributive justice