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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anthema song or hymn of praise or gladness
incarnateinvested with bodily and especially human nature and form
serenitythe quality or state of being serene
scorchto burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture
sovereigntysupreme power especially over a body politic
resurgeto undergo a resurgence
credulityreadiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence
generateto bring into existence: such as
abysmalimmeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad
dissuadeto advise (a person) against something