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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| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| personable | pleasant or amiable in person : attractive |
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