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 |
|---|---|
| wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |