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 |
|---|---|
| synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole |
| corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |
| impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| purported | reputed |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| agog | full of intense interest or excitement : eager |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |