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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |
| guileless | innocent |
| diva | prima donna |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| reactionary | relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction |
| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |
| vigilant | alertly watchful especially to avoid danger |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| epaulet | something that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as |