GRE Word List
NOVELTY
something new or unusual
The meaning of the word novelty is something new or unusual.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| spasmodic | relating to or affected or characterized by spasm |
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |