GRE Word List

PHARISEE

a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law

The meaning of the word pharisee is a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law.

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WordMeaning
simulateto give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate
discloseto make known or public
annalsa record of events arranged in yearly sequence
castrateto deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes
hideto put out of sight : secrete
ceremoniousdevoted to forms and ceremony
unfetterto free from fetters
sporadicoccurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances
disapprobationthe act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation
sentinelsentry