GRE Words for New and Novel
These 6 GRE words all share the meaning of new and novel. Studying them as one cluster is far more efficient than learning each in isolation, because the GRE tests words by how they relate to each other. Each entry below links to a full definition page with example sentences and memory hooks.
Why this cluster matters
On Sentence Equivalence you must choose two words that give the sentence the same meaning. That means the answer is almost always a synonym pair pulled from a cluster like this one. Watch the connotation tone on each word: a positive and a negative word rarely form a correct pair, even when their definitions look close.
The 6 words
In the process of coming into being or becoming prominent
In an initial stage; beginning to happen or develop
Featuring new methods; advanced and original
Just beginning to develop; emerging
New or unusual in an interesting way
Never done or known before
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