GRE Word List
NOVELTY
something new or unusual
The meaning of the word novelty is something new or unusual.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| draft | the act of drawing or pulling in a net |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |