GRE Word List

NOVELTY

something new or unusual

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

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WordMeaning
beelinea straight direct course
obliterateto remove utterly from recognition or memory
tolla tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge)
stemthe main trunk of a plant
draughta rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task
slapto strike sharply with or as if with the open hand
sentimentalmarked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism
rancidhaving an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition
scrapfragments of discarded or leftover food
edifyto instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift