GRE Word List

NEOPHYTE

a new convert : proselyte

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

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standstilla state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop
plumea feather of a bird: such as
libidoinstinctual 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
defrockto deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office
scuffleto struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion
temporizeto act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion
symmetrybalanced proportions
compulsorymandatory
itinerarythe route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one
tundraa 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