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 |
|---|---|
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| shambles | a meat market |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| recital | a detailed account : enumeration |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| forebears | ancestor |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| clangor | a resounding clang or medley of clangs |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |