GRE Word List
NOVELTY
something new or unusual
The meaning of the word novelty is something new or unusual.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| botch | an inflammatory sore |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| indecision | a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution |
| frantic | emotionally out of control |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| encumber | weigh down |