GRE Word List
NEOPHYTE
a new convert : proselyte
The meaning of the word neophyte is a new convert : proselyte.
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| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
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| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |