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 |
|---|---|
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |
| foible | the part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point |
| matriculate | to enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| idyllic | pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity |
| astral | of, relating to, or coming from the stars |
| translucent | permitting the passage of light: |