GRE Word List

NEOPHYTE

a new convert : proselyte

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

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WordMeaning
incandescentwhite, glowing, or luminous with intense heat
despiseto look down on with disrespect or aversion
avantgardegroup of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard
convoketo call together to a meeting
steeplofty
unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
berserkan ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable
transientpassing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory
billowwave
forbearancea refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due