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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WordMeaning
vapidlacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat
disparageto depreciate (see depreciate
consonantbeing in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord
snubto check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke
countermandto revoke (a command) by a contrary order
convoketo call together to a meeting
infantileof or relating to infants or infancy
noosea loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn
cornucopiaa curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality