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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| flashy | lacking in substance or flavor : insipid |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |