GRE Word List

NOVELTY

something new or unusual

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

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WordMeaning
synthesisthe composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole
corroborateto support with evidence or authority : make more certain
impassionedfilled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling
indignityan act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult
purportedreputed
pusillanimouslacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity
agogfull of intense interest or excitement : eager
vertebrateany 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
requisiteneeded for a particular purpose : essential
defunctno longer living, existing, or functioning