GRE Word List
SECT
a dissenting or schismatic religious body
The meaning of the word sect is a dissenting or schismatic religious body.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |
| quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| conducive | tending to promote or assist |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |