GRE Word List

NOVELTY

something new or unusual

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

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WordMeaning
inconsistencyan instance of being inconsistent
quaffto drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously
bristlea short stiff coarse hair or filament
wadeto step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air
awean emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime
pestlea usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration
dormantrepresented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws
berserkan ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable
abbreviateto make briefer
suitorone that petitions or entreats