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 |
|---|---|
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| scheme | a plan or program of action |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| flowery | of, relating to, or resembling flowers |
| stellar | of or relating to the stars : astral |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| stately | marked by lofty or imposing dignity |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |