GRE Word List

NEOPHYTE

a new convert : proselyte

The meaning of the word neophyte is a new convert : proselyte.

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WordMeaning
pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration
shamblesa meat market
squanderto spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate
recitala detailed account : enumeration
carnivoroussubsisting or feeding on animal tissues
forebearsancestor
nonchalancethe quality or state of being nonchalant
clangora resounding clang or medley of clangs
slougha place of deep mud or mire
badgerany of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere