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 |
|---|---|
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |
| immaculate | spotlessly clean |
| residual | remainder |
| evince | to constitute outward evidence of |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |