GRE Word List

SECT

a dissenting or schismatic religious body

The meaning of the word sect is a dissenting or schismatic religious body.

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sullengloomily or resentfully silent or repressed
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subsumeto include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element
draughta rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task
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