GRE Word List
NOVELTY
something new or unusual
The meaning of the word novelty is something new or unusual.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| filth | foul or putrid matter |
| rostrum | an ancient Roman platform for public orators |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| thesis | a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view |
| ossify | to change into bone |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
| turncoat | one who switches to an opposing side or party |