GRE Word List
SECTARIAN
of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian
The meaning of the word sectarian is of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian.
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| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| navigable | deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
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| sift | to put through a sieve |
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