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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retrench | cut down |
| diadem | crown |
| fumble | to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly |
| denizen | inhabitant |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| connivance | the act of conniving |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| grotto | cave |