GRE Word List

NEOPHYTE

a new convert : proselyte

The meaning of the word neophyte is a new convert : proselyte.

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WordMeaning
lecterna stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker
belateddelayed beyond the usual time
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
triggera piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it
integralessential to completeness : constituent
exceptwith the exclusion or exception of
amputateto remove by or as if by cutting
rarefiedbeing less dense
conveneto come together in a body