GRE Word List
NOVELTY
something new or unusual
The meaning of the word novelty is something new or unusual.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
| quicksilver | mercury |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |