GRE Word List
PHARISEE
Pharisee: member of an ancient Jewish group that emphasized strict observance of the Mosaic law (considering themselves very holy); hypocritical self-righteous person
The meaning of the word pharisee is Pharisee: member of an ancient Jewish group that emphasized strict observance of the Mosaic law (considering themselves very holy); hypocritical self-righteous person.
Random words
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| wane | decrease in size or strength (after being full); grow gradually to an end; Ex. The moon waxes and wanes every month; N. |
| exhale | breathe out; OP. inhale |
| grim | causing great fear; unrelenting; determined in spite of fear; Ex. grim smile |
| blasphemy | irreverence; sacrilege; cursing; bad language about God or holy things; V. blasphem; ADJ. blasphemous; CF. sacrilege |
| loath | reluctant; unwilling; disinclined; Ex. Romeo and Juliet were both loath for him to go. |
| fiasco | total failure; CF. bottle |
| chimerical | fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; N. chimera: unreal fancy; fire-breathing female creature |
| sustenance | sustaining; means of livelihood, support, food, nourishment; something that maintains life; food |
| magistrate | official with power to administer the law |
| trepidation | fear; nervous apprehension |