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 |
|---|---|
| affirmation | the act of affirming |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |
| earthly | characteristic of or belonging to this earth |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
| deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |