The team tried a novel approach to the drainage problem. Novel means
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Correct answer to question 135 (Word Knowledge): new
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As an adjective, novel means new and original, so new is the match. Fictional is the trap, drawn from the noun that names a book, which cannot describe an approach to drainage.
Updated: November 2026
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