GRE Word List
NEOPHYTE
a new convert : proselyte
The meaning of the word neophyte is a new convert : proselyte.
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decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
pariah | a member of a low caste of southern India |
pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
irreverence | lack of reverence |
enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
entity | being |
stink | to emit a strong offensive odor |
expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
potentate | ruler |
homily | a usually short sermon |