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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preternaturalexisting outside of nature
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
negateto deny the existence or truth of
gratuitousnot called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted
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convictionthe act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law
demurereserved
gargoylea spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building
consensusgeneral agreement : unanimity