GRE Word List
PHARISAICAL
pertaining to the Pharisees, who paid scrupulous attention to tradition; self-righteous; hypocritical
The meaning of the word pharisaical is pertaining to the Pharisees, who paid scrupulous attention to tradition; self-righteous; hypocritical.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| acquiesce | assent; agree passively; comply without protest |
| irrepressible | unable to be restrained or held back; impossible to hold back |
| obdurate | stubborn; refusing to change one's belief |
| insurrection | rebellion; uprising |
| invalidate | weaken; destroy; make invalid; nullify |
| vacuous | empty; lacking in ideas; inane; stupid; Ex. vacuous expression; N. vacuity |
| gradation | series of gradual stages; degree in such a progression |
| pervert | corrupt; turn from right to wrong; misuse; Ex. perverted sexual desire/scientific knowledge; N: person whose sexual behavior is not natural |
| assay | analyze (to discover what materials are present); evaluate (soil or ore) |
| slavish | of or like a slave; servile; showing no originality; copied very closely; Ex. slavish devotion/copy of the original |
