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 |
|---|---|
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| undertaker | one who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur |
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |