GRE Word List
NEOPHYTE
a new convert : proselyte
The meaning of the word neophyte is a new convert : proselyte.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| chary | discreetly cautious: such as |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| collate | to compare critically |
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| condign | deserved |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| expatriate | banish |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |