GRE Word List
NEOPHYTE
a new convert : proselyte
The meaning of the word neophyte is a new convert : proselyte.
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| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| plume | a feather of a bird: such as |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| symmetry | balanced proportions |
| compulsory | mandatory |
| itinerary | the route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |