GRE Word List
NEOPHYTE
a new convert : proselyte
The meaning of the word neophyte is a new convert : proselyte.
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| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| invincible | incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| solicit | to make petition to : entreat |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |
| acclimate | to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |