GRE Word List

NOVELTY

something new or unusual

The meaning of the word novelty is something new or unusual.

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WordMeaning
hueoverall character or appearance to the mind : complexion
defileto make unclean or impure: such as
intimidateto make timid or fearful : frighten
bleakexposed and barren and often windswept
ceremoniousdevoted to forms and ceremony
acknowledgeto recognize the rights, authority, or status of
casualtya military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action
opiatean alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance
predetermineforeordain
blusterto talk or act with noisy swaggering threats