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 |
|---|---|
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| ingenuous | showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| scheme | a plan or program of action |
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |