GRE Word List
NOVELTY
something new or unusual
The meaning of the word novelty is something new or unusual.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| preeminent | having paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding |
| yen | a strong desire or propensity |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| bruise | an injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion |
| prophetic | of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |