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 |
|---|---|
| indifferent | marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
| vertebrate | any 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 |
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| spry | able to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble |
| haggle | to cut roughly or clumsily : hack |
| tanner | one that tans hides |