GRE Word List
PHARISAICAL
marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
The meaning of the word pharisaical is marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness.
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perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
bruise | an injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion |
riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
ossify | to change into bone |
scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
diva | prima donna |
pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |
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