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 |
|---|---|
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| unsavory | insipid |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
| encumber | weigh down |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |