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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| geniality | marked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness |
| remittance | a sum of money remitted |
| strew | to spread by scattering |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| flowery | of, relating to, or resembling flowers |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| harass | exhaust |