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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
nomenclaturename
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
slackento make less active : slow up
submissivesubmitting to others
diligencesteady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity
claustrophobiaabnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces
adventitiouscoming from another source and not inherent or innate
abstractdisassociated from any specific instance
impetusa driving force : impulse
dregssediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate