GRE Word List
NOVICE
a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community
The meaning of the word novice is a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| expatriate | banish |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |
| hazard | a source of danger |
| devotee | an ardent follower, supporter, or enthusiast (as of a religion, art form, or sport) |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| delete | to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing |