GRE Word List
NOVELTY
something new or unusual
The meaning of the word novelty is something new or unusual.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| polarity | the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| labyrinth | a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| stock | a store or supply accumulated or available |