GRE Word List
NEOPHYTE
a new convert : proselyte
The meaning of the word neophyte is a new convert : proselyte.
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taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
motto | a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use |
sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
parquet | to furnish with a floor of parquet |
plump | to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily |
tyro | a beginner in learning : novice |
actuarial | of or relating to actuaries |
integral | essential to completeness : constituent |
solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |