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 |
|---|---|
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| airy | of or relating to air : atmospheric |
| atypical | not typical : irregular |
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |